Orioles postpone game vs. White Sox amid unrest in Baltimore

— -- Tuesday's game between the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards has been postponed after consultation with Major League Baseball and Maryland and Baltimore officials, the Orioles announced.

The Orioles said they will announce a makeup date as soon as possible.

Tuesday's game, originally scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at Camden Yards, was postponed amid safety concerns in Baltimore, where riots broke out Monday following the funeral of Freddie Gray, who died April 19 after suffering a severe spinal injury in police custody.

The Baltimore mayor's office said earlier Tuesday there were 144 vehicle fires, 15 structure fires and nearly 200 arrests in the unrest. At least 15 officers were hurt, including six who were hospitalized, police said. Baltimore was under a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew beginning Tuesday, and all Baltimore public schools were closed.

The Orioles' home game against the White Sox also was postponed Monday night because of safety concerns, as rioters looted stores and threw rocks and bricks at Baltimore police about 3 miles from Camden Yards. The team announced the postponement about 40 minutes before game time. About 1,000 fans were inside the stadium at the time, and many gates already had been closed.

"I think I can speak for all of us: It's a little scary," White Sox outfielder Adam Eaton said Monday. "You never want anything to happen to anybody attending a baseball game, on the playing field or anybody in the city. We don't really want to tangle with that or put anybody in danger, so I think it's the best from everyone's perspective to cancel the game, and hopefully the police officers and officials can get the situation under control."

The Orioles and MLB are still discussing options for Wednesday and for the weekend games with the Tampa Bay Rays, sources told ESPN's Jayson Stark.

Major League Baseball has postponed and shifted games in the past because of unrest.

In 1992, the Dodgers had four games postponed in Los Angeles after the Rodney King verdict.

In 1967, the Orioles and Tigers had a game postponed because of riots in Detroit. The next two games were shifted to Baltimore.

Also Tuesday, the Baltimore Ravens canceled their draft party event, scheduled for Thursday night at M&T Bank Stadium, "out of respect to the curfew in Baltimore."

Information from ESPNChicago.com's Doug Padilla and The Associated Press was used in this report.