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Cubs

Wisdom, Bellinger HRs lift Cubs to 3-2 win over Dodgers

Wisdom and Bellinger connected back-to-back in the sixth inning, and the Cubs took two of three in the series. Drew Smyly (1-1) allowed one run and four hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Blackhawks

Athanasiou scores twice as Blackhawks beat Flames 4-3

Jujhar Khaira and Austin Wagner also scored for Chicago (25-46-6), which began the night in last place in the NHL. The Blackhawks swept the three-game series against the Flames.

Bulls

Bogdanovic's 26 lead Young-less Hawks past Bulls 123-105

Young, who leads the Hawks with a 26.2 scoring average, didn't play due to a non-COVID illness. Forward De’Andre Hunter missed his third consecutive game because of a left knee bruise.

Cubs

Wisdom's 3 hits, 6-run seventh, power Cubs over Reds 12-5

Wisdom's two-run single highlighted a six-run seventh inning that overcame a 3-2 deficit. Chicago had 16 hits, including four doubles.

White Sox

Villar homers twice, Giants hit 7 in romp over White Sox

The Giants broke out in a big way after being shut out twice while losing two of three in their opening series at the New York Yankees. They went deep five times against starter Michael Kopech and spoiled Chicago’s first home game under manager Pedro Grifol.

Cubs

Vosler's three-run blast lifts Reds past Cubs 7-6

Jason Vosler, a non-roster invitee to spring training, hit a go-ahead three-run home run, his second of the season, as the Cincinnati Reds held off the Chicago Cubs 7-6 on Monday.

Bulls

LaVine, DeRozan lead surge as Bulls rally to beat Grizzlies

Zach LaVine scored 36 points, DeMar DeRozan added 31 and the Bulls used a huge second half to beat the Grizzlies 128-107 and overcome Ja Morant's triple-double Sunday.

Cubs

Winker drives in 3 as Brewers beat Taillon, Cubs 9-5

Winker had two hits and three RBIs, including a key two-run single in Milwaukee's five-run sixth inning, and the Brewers beat Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs 9-5 on Sunday.

White Sox

Robert, Moncada power White Sox past Astros 6-3

Robert hit a solo home run in the fifth and made a spectacular sliding catch on the left-center warning track in the ninth to rob Kyle Tucker of extra bases. Moncada hit a two-run homer in the ninth as Chicago gained a four-game split of the opening series.

White Sox

Alvarez's bases-clearing double sends Astros past White Sox

White Sox reliever Kendall Graveman loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh on two walks and a single. Jake Diekman came on and gave up Alvarez's double to deep left-center, a drive that just eluded center fielder Luis Robert Jr. and bounced off the wall, clearing the bases.

Bulls

LaVine, DeRozan each score 23 points; Bulls rout Hornets

Chicago jumped out to a 19-5 lead midway through the first quarter, with six Hornets turnovers leading to 10 points. The Bulls, who never trailed, pushed the lead to 16 at the half behind a series of LaVine drives and DeRozan mid-range jumpers.

Blackhawks

Blues win 5-3 to hand Blackhawks 7th straight defeat

It was the seventh consecutive loss for the Blackhawks, who dropped into a tie with Columbus for last place in the overall NHL standings with 54 points each.