BOSTON — The start of the Red Sox -Rangers game Tuesday here at Fenway Park is delayed due to rain. This article will be updated when the team provides a new start time. The game initially was scheduled to start at 6:45 p.m. It is pouring here.

The start time of Tuesday’s series opener between the Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park was delayed — from 5:45 p.m. CT to 6:15 p.m. — due to rain. Tuesday marked the first weather delay that the Rangers have endured this season.

Nate Eovaldi, who spent five seasons with the Red Sox, will be on the mound Tuesday night for the Rangers to face his former team.