Dodgers Defeat White Sox, 9-6
Clayton Kershaw struck out eight in six innings, and Yasiel Puig and Jimmy Rollins homered.
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Clayton Kershaw struck out eight in six innings, and Yasiel Puig and Jimmy Rollins homered.
Carlos Rodon struck out nine in four dazzling innings Wednesday night.
Catcher Rob Brantly has been optioned to Triple-A Charlotte.
Jose Abreu connected for his first spring homer.
All indications are Samardzija will get the ball in the April 6 opener.
Leury Garcia and Andy Wilkins have been sent to Triple-A Charlotte.
Jose Quintana carried a shutout in the fifth but wound up allowing four runs and eight hits in 4 1-3 innings.
The White Sox open the season April 6 on the road against the Royals.
Johnson made mental and physical mistakes in the field Sunday.
Sale will throw either five innings or 75 pitches as he recovers from an ankle injury.
"It was dangerous," Abreu told the magazine.
Milwaukee hit five home runs Sunday.
The Opening Day starter role is still open for the White Sox.
Courtney Hawkins hit a pair of two-run homers, the second a walk-off to lift the White Sox over the Royals.
White Sox nation breathed a little easier on Friday when the news of Sale's bullpen work trickled out of spring training.
