Lucas Giolito struck out 13 and fired seven scoreless innings as the White Sox blanked the Tigers 9-0 at Guaranteed Rate Field. Eloy Jiménez drilled a two-run homer and Tim Anderson added a solo shot for Chicago.
The Sox travel to the Northside for a three-game series with The Cubs. Dallas Keuchel takes the bump against Cubs Jon Lester. Pre-game starts at 6:40 with the first pitch at 7:15pm On Your home for White Sox Baseball 1430 WCMY..
Kolten Wong’s walk-off single lifted the Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Reds at Busch Stadium. St. Louis rallied with three-runs in the ninth, including a game tying balk with the bases loaded.
Another team has been hit with COVID-19..
The New York Mets tested positive for the coronavirus. Multiple reports indicate it is one player and one staffer. Thursday’s game against the Miami Marlins was postponed. Tonight’s scheduled contest against the New York Yankees is also off.
Major League Soccer’s continuation of play started yesterday and The Chicago Fire fell 3-0 to Columbus on the road. The Fire will make its long-awaited return to Soldier Field when they face Cincinnati Tuesday night in their first home match of 2020.
Chicago Sky defeated the New York Liberty 101-85. The Sky faces the Indiana Fever tomorrow.
The Bulls will have the fourth pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. Chicago landed the selection during last night’s first virtual NBA Draft Lottery. The 2020 NBA Draft is scheduled for October 16th.
Russell Henley finished with an eagle to close out the first-round and tie three others for The Northern Trust lead at TPC Boston. Tiger Woods is four strokes back with a three-under par.
The 104th running of the Indy 500 takes place on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event will be run without fans for the first time in its history. Marco Andretti is the pole sitter.
Local Sports.
Girls tennis
At the Streator High School, visiting L-P swept the host Lady Bulldogs in the season opener 5-0.
The Pirates girls golf team lost to Pontiac 192-213. Zoe Harris led the Pirates with a final score of 47..
Boys Golf
At Anderson Fields, the Streator Bulldogs improved to 2-1 after defeating Peotone 159-173.
At Tall Oaks Golf Course in Toluca, Woodland fell in a Tri-County Conference dual to Benson 188-226.
It will be a beautiful weekend for the 73rd Annual Pine Hills Invitational in Ottawa.
For information and up to date scores go to ottawa-pine hills-golf club-dot-com.
History was made again this season in Major League Baseball
The San Diego Padres are the first team in MLB history to hit a grand slam in four straight games. All four games were against the Texas Rangers this week.