The Cardinals dropped a 4-1 decision to the Diamondbacks to conclude the opening series in St. Louis. Benches cleared after Diamondbacks manager Torrey Lovullo referenced Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina during an argument and the two had to be separated. The only ejection was to Lovullo, who had already been run for arguing balls and strikes before the altercation. The Brewers now head to Busch Stadium to begin a series tonight with Jhoulys Chacin on the bump against Miles Mikolis for the Cardinals. 5:10 Cards network pre-game on AM 1230 WJBC.
The Cubs beat Milwaukee 3-0, holding the Brewers to three hits, all off Jose Quintana through his six-inning win. The Wrigley Field opener is today as the Cubs are the last Major League team to finally play at home, facing the Pirates. Ivan Nova starts for Pittsburgh while Tyler Chatwood makes his second Cubs start.
The Tigers completed a three-game sweep of the White Sox with Sunday’s 1-0 win. The Tampa Bay Rays settle into Guaranteed Rate Field tonight right-handers Chris Archer for the Rays against Miguel Gonzalez for the South Siders.
Illinois softball hammered Maryland 20-2.
Illinois State softball pounded Loyola 8-0. Today’s scheduled game at DePaul has been cancelled by weather.
Illinois Wesleyan softball concluded its tournament with a Sunday split, losing 4-0 to Wittenburg before beating Anderson 11-1.
Illinois State baseball walked off with a 4-3 win over Dallas Baptist in 11 innings.
Illinois Wesleyan men’s lacrosse set a new single-game program record for goals in a 30-10 rout of Carthage.
Patrick Reed earned his first major golf win as he put the green jacket after a one-stroke victory over Ricky Fowler at The Masters.
The Bulls are in Brooklyn tonight.
