Starter Yusei Kikuchi gives up three runs in six innings in his Angels debut, but the offense manages just five hits and no runs until the ninth inning of an 8-1 loss. They use infielder Nicky

The White Sox won their Opening Day game at Rate Field against the Los Angeles Angels Thursday, as Sean Burke pitched six sparkling innings and Will Venable got his first win as a big-league manager.The final score was 8-1.

For so many, being here is closer to a ritual than a choice. It’s not that they want to support their historically bad team. They need to.