If the 1st month is any indication, the AL Central will be wide open. After a roller-coaster stretch, the Chicago White Sox face division tests against the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins.

The Sox collected just two hits in a game that will be remembered for the top of the 10th, which began with closer Liam Hendriks, who entered in the ninth as part of a double switch, as the runner on second. Major-league rules state the Sox could have used the preceding batter, in this case José Abreu. Manager Tony La Russa admitted after the game he was unaware of the rule.