Cubs' Schwarber Injured In Victory, MLB Scores

The Chicago Cubs have come out slugging this season, and the hits kept coming Thursday night. Only a scary outfield collision marred the show.

Anthony Rizzo matched his career high with six RBIs, and the Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 14-6.

Kyle Schwarber injured his left leg in the second inning when he collided with Dexter Fowler, a play that resulted in an inside-the-park home run for Arizona's Jean Segura.

Segura also started the game with a homer. He is the eighth player in major league history to lead off with a home run and hit an inside-the-park homer in the same game.

John Lackey (1-0) gave up six runs on eight hits over six innings in his Cubs debut but got the win thanks to a five-run Chicago fourth inning. The Cubs opened the season with three straight road wins for the first time since 1988 and have scored 29 runs in the process.

"We played really well again tonight," Chicago manager Joe Maddon said. "We worked great at-bats. You look at the numbers and the hits, but it's because the at-bats are being worked so well. We're not chasing out of the zone. We're making pitchers come over the plate, up and down the lineup, and that's the beauty of the whole group right now."

Rizzo had a three-run homer, two-run triple and RBI single. He had six RBIs in a game twice before, one of them on the same field on May 23, 2015.

The Diamondbacks were up 3-0, 4-2 and 6-4, but starter Rubby De La Rosa (0-1) couldn't hold the leads. The right-hander lasted just 3 1/3 innings and allowed seven runs and six hits.

The outfielders came together on the warning track, in front of the 413-foot sign, with their legs tangled as the ball rolled away. Schwarber, the fourth overall pick in the 2014 draft and Chicago's backup catcher, stayed on the ground for several minutes before being helped to his feet and taken from the field in a cart.

The Cubs said X-rays were negative for any fracture, but an MRI was scheduled for Friday. Schwarber said his knee and ankle were "tight and sore."

"Can't get mad about playing hard and getting hurt," he said. "Rather play hard and get hurt than play not hard and not get hurt."

Segura raced around the bases for the 11th inside-the-park homer in franchise history. It was the first inside-the-park home run in Segura's career and his second two-homer game.

White Sox 6, Athletics 1

Mat Latos is still working to get full strength in his legs. That's to be expected after he dealt with left knee issues the past two seasons.

All the other signs are encouraging for Chicago's right-hander -- and that's a bonus for manager Robin Ventura's ballclub.

Latos gave up one hit over six shutout innings for his first win since last July, Jose Abreu hit a two-run homer and the White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1 on Thursday to give Ventura his 300th career win.

"He was spinning it good, control-wise," Ventura said. "I started to get a little concerned just endurance-wise because even in spring training he didn't make it quite as far as he would like. It being for real and being out there, the competitive part came out of him."

A free agent who struggled this spring after signing with Chicago in the offseason, Latos (1-0) was stellar in his White Sox debut while striking out two and walking one.

He retired 13 of the first 14 batters and didn't allow a baserunner until Chris Coghlan's one-out single in the fifth -- one pitch after left fielder J.B. Shuck dropped Coghlan's foul ball.

Thursday, April 7 Scoreboard
    
Cincinnati 10, Philadelphia 6

Chicago White Sox 6, Oakland 1
        
New York Yankees 8, Houston 5

Miami 6, Washington 4
    
San Francisco 12, Los Angeles Dodgers 6
    
Boston at Cleveland, Postponed            
    
Baltimore 4, Minnesota 2

Chicago Cubs 14, Arizona 6    
    
Los Angeles Angels 4, Texas 3    

Friday, April 8 Schedule (All Times Central)

New York Yankees at Detroit , 11:10 a.m.

Philadelphia at New York Mets, 11:10 a.m.

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.

San Diego at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Atlanta, 5:35 p.m.

Houston at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Kansas City, 6:15 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

Texas at Los Angeles Angels, 8:05 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

Los Angeles Dodgers San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

Saturday, April 9 Schedule (All Times Central)

Boston at Toronto, 11:07 a.m.

New York at Yankees Detroit, 11:10 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 11:10 a.m.

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 12:10 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 2:05 p.m.

Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco, 2:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m.

Houston at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Atlanta, 5:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at New York Mets, 5:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Kansas City, 5:15 p.m.

San Diego at Colorado, 6:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs Arizona, 6:10 p.m.

Texas at Los Angeles Angels, 7:05 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.

Sunday, April 10 Schedule (All Times Central)

Boston at Toronto, 11:07 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 11:10 a.m.

Philadelphia at New York, 11:10 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 11:35 a.m.

St. Louis at Atlanta, 11:35 a.m.

Miami at Washington, 11:35 a.m.

Cleveland at Chicago, 12:10 p.m.

Houston at Milwaukee, 12:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Kansas City, 12:15 p.m.

Texas at Los Angeles, 1:35 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Francisco, 2:05 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 2:10 p.m.

San Diego at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Chicago at Arizona, 2:10 p.m.

New York at Detroit, 6 p.m.