Morning Box Score: Bulls Take Series Lead
By Chuck Sudo in News on Apr 26, 2013 2:45PM
A combination of tight defense and cold shooting by the Nets allowed the Bulls to take a 2-1 lead in their first round series. Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng each notched double doubles for Chicago. The key stretch of the game was Brooklyn's hitting only one of 25 field goals from 6:25 mark of the first quarter to the 3:38 mark of the second quarter.
At least Taj Gibson gave fans a poster moment against Kris Humphries.
The Cubs defeated a team in possibly worse shape then they in the Marlins Thursday night, but they needed some ninth-inning heroics from Luis Valbuena to do it. Valbuena's two out solo homer against Marlins closer Steve Cishek gave them the victory, but they had to get through another highwire act by Carlos Marmol to seal it. Nate Schierholtz also homered for the Cubs. Edwin Jackson pitched six innings, struck out four and walked four in earning a no-decision.
Chris Sale returned to form and struck out seven over seven innings and Adam Dunn hit a two run homer to power the White Sox over the Rays at U.S. Cellular Field. the Sox staked Sale to a 3-1 first inning lead thanks to RBIs by Jeff Keppinger, Paul Konerko and Conor Gillaspie. Addison Reed locked down his seventh save.