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ICYMI: Giolito flirts with no-hitter; Cubs bullpen falters; Blackhawks' playoff hopes on life support originally appeared on nbcsportschicago.com Lucas Giolito flirted with a no-hitter, the Cubs bullpen faltered twice against the Rangers, the Bulls got a late-season feel good story and the Blackhawks' playoff hopes are on life support. Here are some of the stories you may have missed from the weekend in Chicago sports. Cubs After winning the season opener, the Cubs dropped two games in Texas highlighted by bullpen struggles in both games. Continue to Article

March 31, 2019 9:24:pm EST

Lucas Giolito has mastered the Kansas City Royals, a trend that continued Sunday. The Chicago White Sox hope the 6-foot-6 right-hander is ready to dominate there, too. Giolito took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning in his first start of the season, and the White Sox beat the Royals 6-3 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep in the season-opening series. Continue to Article

March 31, 2019 6:48:pm EST

After Abreu started at first base and Alonso at DH for the first two games of the season-opening series against the Kansas City Royals, manager Rick Renteria flipped the two for Sunday's series finale, with Alonso moving to first and Abreu to DH. The timeshare between the two heavy hitters has been a prominent storyline as the season approached and now that it's here. Alonso, acquired in an offseason trade with the division-rival Cleveland Indians, brings pop and on-base skills to the White Sox lineup, improving what they can do offensively. Continue to Article

March 31, 2019 1:52:pm EST

Hoping that better weather will accompany the first pitch, the Chicago White Sox and the host Kansas City Royals wrap up their season-opening series Sunday at Kauffman Stadium. Snow fell intermittently Saturday, after rain delayed the start of the first two games of the season. Saturday's game was delayed 30 minutes by rain and the first-pitch temperature was 38 degrees, with a wind chill of 28. Continue to Article

March 30, 2019 8:13:pm EST

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - In his first full season in the major leagues, Yoan Moncada struggled. It's only two games of a 162-game season, but Moncada's offseason work is paying off in a big way right now. Just two games but I am feeling pretty good," Moncada said through a team translator after Saturday's 8-6 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Continue to Article

March 30, 2019 7:16:pm EST