The Latest Breaking News from White Sox

MINNEAPOLIS — Righthander Pablo Lopez pitched 7⅔ strong innings but didn't get the decision as the Twins blew a ninth-inning lead before winning 4-3 in 10 innings.

Lance Lynn pitched six innings of three-run ball with 10 strikeouts and no walks.

The Bulls play the Raptors on Wednesday, and one could cut the dramatic tension with a spork.

The Pirates’ Oneil Cruz suffers a fractured ankle on a play that sparked a benches-clearing incident; Sox starter Kopech pitches six innings of one-run ball.

Things got heated in Pittsburgh following a tough play at the plate that left Oneil Cruz injured.

PITTSBURGH — Johan Oviedo was absolutely dominant for large chunks of Sunday’s series-deciding game against the Chicago White Sox, yet his performance isn’t the biggest talking point from this one. The same for the Pirates taking a second consecutive series during a better-than-anticipated start to the season.

PITTSBURGH — Vince Velasquez had an early opportunity to show his former team why he’s deserving of a rotating spot. The brain trust of his previous employer, the Chicago White Sox, likely didn’t feel it had let one get away Saturday night.

White Sox righty Michael Kopech looks to rebound from an awful start.

PITTSBURGH — Call it potential contract leverage, symmetry or just plain dominance. Doesn't matter. Bryan Reynolds is in some kind of zone right now, and the White Sox — in a Pirates home opener that was supposed to be about Andrew McCutchen — paid the price.