White Sox closer Liam Hendriks starts final round of chemotherapy
Hendriks, battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma, made the announcement in an eight-second video shown prior to Chicago's home opener against the San Francisco Giants.
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Hendriks, battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma, made the announcement in an eight-second video shown prior to Chicago's home opener against the San Francisco Giants.
Eloy Jimenez hit two RBI doubles for the White Sox, both off Astros starter Cristian Javier.
White Sox ace Dylan Cease allowed two hits and a run with 10 strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings in his first opening-day start.
Dylan Cease will get the Opening Day start in Houston as the White Sox begin the season against Jose Abreu and the Astros.
Jameson Taillon was solid for the Cubs – giving up two hits over five scoreless innings while striking out five.
The Royals did all their damage off Martin in the fourth.
While he would leave the game, Moncada only suffered a bruised rib and is day-to-day.
Nancy Faust made an appearance playing the organ at Camelback Ranch.
For the White Sox, Lucas Giolito allowed just one run and struck out six in three innings.
The Sox led 2-0 after one inning.
Giolito looked good in his first spring start and wants to also trim down his ERA this season.
Meanwhile in the second, Andrew Vaughn hit his first home run of the spring. It was a three-run blast to left.
The White Sox would score 10 unanswered runs.
For the first time since 2013, Jose Abreu will not be the White Sox regular first baseman.
Some pretty significant changes are coming to Major League Baseball this season, meant to speed up the game, make it safer, and ultimately more enjoyable to watch.
