Cubs place reliever Alzolay on IL with right forearm strain
Right-hander Adbert Alzolay, who opened the season as the Chicago Cubs' closer, has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm strain.
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Right-hander Adbert Alzolay, who opened the season as the Chicago Cubs' closer, has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm strain.
Zack Short made the most of his first start with Atlanta by breaking a scoreless tie with a run-scoring double in the sixth and the Braves spoiled another strong start by Chicago rookie Shota Imanaga to beat the Cubs 2-0.
The Sky's 12-player roster was set ahead of the season opener after 13th overall draft pick Brynna Maxwell was waived after suffering a knee injury.
Northwestern attacker Izzy Scane has broken the Division I record for women's lacrosse goals.
Amaan Khan, whose mom was born in Pakistan, got the opportunity to pitch for the Pakistan national team.
Mike Clevinger combined with three relievers on a four-hitter, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 on Saturday night for their season-high fourth consecutive victory.
Paul Skenes struck out seven over four-plus innings in his major league debut and Yasmani Grandal hit a go-ahead three-run homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Chicago Cubs 10-9 on Saturday.
The last team to draw that many free passes with runners at every base in one inning was the Chicago White Sox in 1959.
Taking advantage of a costly error on second baseman Gabriel Arias, the Sox improved to 8-6 since their ugly 3-22 start.
The Cubs took the lead in the sixth on Miguel Amaya's RBI single and then pulled away.
