White Sox' Mercedes Earns Place In History Books

Over the weekend, the 28-year-old rookie broke a record set in 1900 for most consecutive hits to start a major league baseball season.

Mercedes sat out opening day, then recorded five hits on Friday and three more on Saturday. That's an 8-for-8 start.

Major League Baseball

Sunday, April 4 Scoreboard

Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh 3

Cincinnati 12, St. Louis 1

Los Angeles Angels 7, Chicago White sox 4

Toronto 3, New York Yankees 1

Arizona 3, San Diego 1

Baltimore 11,  Boston 3

Philadelphia 2, Atlanta 1

Minnesota 8, Milwaukee 2

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Colorado 2

Texas 7, Kansas City 3

Houston 9, Oakland 2

Cleveland 9, Detroit 3

Monday, April 6 Schedule (All Times Central)

Minnesota at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

Toronto at Texas, 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Cleveland, 3:10 p.m.

Baltimore at New York Yankees, 5:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 5:40 p.m.

St. Louis at Miami, 5:40 p.m.

New York Mets at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 6:40 p.m.

Houston at Los Angeles Angels, 8:38 p.m

Los Angeles Dodgers at Oakland, 8:40 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 9:10 p.m.