04-16-24 Sports Update

(Oakland, CA) — Sonny Gray dazzled in his second Cardinals start as St. Louis beat the Oakland A’s 3-1 at Oakland Coliseum. Gray struck out six and gave up just four hits in six scoreless innings to earn his second win. The 8-and-9 Cardinals send Lance Lynn to the mound against Oakland tonight.

(Phoenix, AZ) — The Chicago Cubs opened up their series against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 3-2, 11-inning win at Chase Field. The 10-and-6 Cubs send Kyle Hendricks to the mound against the D-Backs tonight. In other club news, the Cubs placed outfielder Seiya Suzuki on the ten-day injured list with an oblique strain yesterday.

(Chicago, IL) — The Chicago White Sox have been shutout for the sixth time this season following a 2-0 loss to the Kansas City Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field. The 2-and-14 Southsiders send Jonathan Cannon to the mound against Kansas City tonight. In other club news, the Sox activated Eloy Jimenez from the ten-day injured list yesterday.

(Chicago, IL) — The Chicago Bulls are getting ready for their Play-In Game against the Atlanta Hawks tomorrow. Tomorrow’s game tips off at 8:30PM at the United Center. The Pacers begin the postseason on Sunday when the Pacers visit the Milwaukee Bucks for Game One of their first round series.

(Brooklyn, NY) — The Indiana Fever have selected guard Caitlin Clark with the number one pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft. Clark joins the Fever after setting numerous records during her career with the Iowa Hawkeyes. Indiana followed up that selection by taking Ohio State guard Celeste Taylor with the third pick in the second round. The Fever also drafted Florida guard Leilani Correa 27th overall.