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Cease (2-0) also helped his own cause with
three hits and a run scored as Chicago won for the eighth time
in its last 11 games. Cease had a double and two singles in his
first three major league at-bats.
The White Sox scored three runs in the second inning against
Jeff Hoffman (2-2), who allowed a leadoff homer to Jose Abreu
and Tim Anderson's two-run single.
Hoffman gave up four runs on five hits over 2 1/3 innings for
the Reds, who were held to a pair of singles after hitting five
homers in Sunday's 13-12, 10-inning victory over the Chicago
Cubs.
Chicago moved ahead 4-0 in the third when Andrew Vaughn's
sacrifice fly scored Yoan Moncada, who doubled to begin the
inning.
The White Sox padded their lead in the fourth when the first two
batters reached base against Jose DeLeon, who then allowed RBI
singles to Anderson and Moncada. Abreu's sacrifice fly extended
the lead to 7-0 before DeLeon struck out Adam Eaton to end the
inning.
The start of the two-game interleague series was delayed for
nearly an hour due to rain, but Cease was clearly unaffected by
the weather. The 25-year-old did not allow a hit until Tucker
Barnhart's leadoff single in the fifth.
The right-hander has posted a 20-to-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio
with four hits allowed over his last two starts covering 13
scoreless innings.
Cease also became the first American League starting pitcher
with a three-hit game since Jarrod Washburn in 2001.
Anderson and Abreu combined for four hits and six RBIs for the
White Sox, who were playing their first game since learning that
center fielder Luis Robert will miss the next 12 to 16 weeks due
to a Grade 3 strain of his right hip flexor.
Barnhart had the only two hits for Cincinnati, which fell to 2-2
on its five-game homestand. The Reds used four relievers,
including position player Alex Blandino in the ninth.
--Field Level Media
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