On April 7, the Chicago Cubs won their season opener 5-4; however, on the following day, the Chicago White Sox dropped their season opener to the Detroit Tigers by the same score.
The Sox allowed two runs in the ninth, falling 5-4 in front of 43,480 at Detroit's Comerica Park, The Chicago Tribune noted.
New Tigers shortstop Javier Baeza former Cubwas credited with a game-winning single, handing the Sox a tough loss.
White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito (starting the opener for the third consecutive season) allowed one hit, struck out six and walked two in four scoreless innings. He exited after throwing 61 pitches.
The White Sox play Detroit again Saturday, April 9. The new White Sox home opener is scheduled for Tuesday, April 12, versus Seattle at 3:10 p.m.
The Chicago Bulls are headed to the playoffsbut continue to lose by large margins (even at home).
In their latest setback, the Bulls (45-36) fell to the Charlotte Hornet (42-39) 133-117 at the United Center. The Bulls finished the season 27-14 at home.
Zach LaVine led the way for the Bulls on offense with 23 points on nine-of-15 shooting, along with seven assists, SBNation noted. DeMar DeRozan also was solid, hitting seven of his 13 attempts en route to 17 points, while Coby White added 19 points.
Lamelo Ballthe brother of Chicago Bull Lonzo Ball, who's sidelined for the rest of the seasonled Charlotte with 24 points.
The Bulls play their last game of the regular season at the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday, April 10.