Videos And Photos From White Sox Home Opener

CHICAGO, IL — The Chicago White Sox returned home after a long winter for their home opener on Thursday. But even though the calendar has officially turned to spring, it was a snowy day for the South Side faithful.

Things went well on the field for most of the game, but the White Sox gave up a three-run lead in the ninth inning and lost in extra innings, 9-7 to the Detroit Tigers.

Scroll through the images at the top of the article to get a feel for the atmosphere outside Guaranteed Rate Field before the start of the game.

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Patch originally planned to stream live video from the ballpark. Unfortunately, technical issues prevented that.

We were able to get a non-live video of the atmosphere in the parking lot here.

And then one of right outside the stadium as fans flocked in just before game time.

Photo: White Sox fans file in to Guaranteed Rate Field on Thursday, April 4. (Photo by Tim Moran | Patch)