Diary of a Chicago Sports Fan

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White Sox continue to roll, the Cubs win in Fenway, and the Bears get Day Three help

It was good day in Chicago sports. Both the Cubs and White Sox won, and the Bears didn't do anything that had me scratching my head. I'll start with the Sox.

Jose Abreu gets on track

The Sox beat the Detroit Tigers by a score of 6-4 in 10 innings. The long ball played a key role in the Sox win. Jose Abreu had his first 2 home runs of the year and Melky Cabrera added a solo shot in the 10^th to give the Sox a 5-4 lead. Avisail Garcia added an RBI triple to provide the final run.

Good work, mostly

Sox starter, Derek Holland, was again effective, going 6.1 innings, giving up 2 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks. He struck out 4. Anthony Swarzak went .2 scoreless innings and Tommy Kahnle added a scoreless inning. The Sox were up 4-2 going into the bottom of the 9^th when closer, David Robertson gave up to runs to tie the game at 4-4. It was Robertson's first blown save in 6 attempts.

If at first you don't succeed

After the Sox picked up their 2 runs in the 10^th, Robertson came on to pitch a scoreless 10^th to pick up the victory. With each win the idea of the Sox selling off parts becomes more remote. They've managed to be in first place despite the absence of Carlos Rodon. They might have a little bit of help on the farm for a change. Yesterday I said Quintana might stick around. The same might be true of Derek Holland.

Good enough

Once again the Cubs didn't get a quality start, but still managed to pick up a win. John Lackey started for the Cubs and went 6 innings, giving 4 runs. Hanley Ramirez got to him for a 469 foot homer. Adam Benintendi also hit a long home run. Fortunately, the Cubs also had the long ball going for them. Anthony Rizzo, Ben Zobrist and Miguel Monero all connected for the Cubs.

That Wade Davis seems pretty good

The Cubs once again got some good work out of the pen. Koji Uehara, Hector Rondon and Wade Davis all pitched a scoreless inning. Davis picked up his 6^th save in 6 tries. So far that Jorge Soler for Wade Davis trade is looking really good.

Looking ahead

John Lackey picked up the win, running his record to 2-3. The Cubs starters have been slow coming out of the gate. Hopefully that can be rectified. If not, the Cubs might have to trade for some pitching help in mid season.

Tell me about the 3 Bears

I don't know much about college football, but I know the Bears drafted an offensive lineman, a safety and a running back in the third day of the NFL draft. The safety is Eddie Jackson from Alabama. He could help the Bears secondary immediately. The running back, Tarik Cohen is out of North Carolina A&T. He's a small back that could provide a change of pace for the Bears offense. Jordan Morgan is a huge offensive left tackle who dominated in Division II. He could provide depth at tackle or guard for the Bears. All in all, I think Ryan Pace did okay on day three of the draft. I'm sure he'll sleep better knowing that.

Limited options

Dwyane Wade is checking with the Bulls front office to decide if he wants to come back or not. I'm thinking he'll be back. He won't get 23 million dollars anywhere else.

More next time.