Dylan Cease fans 13 as White Sox hold off Orioles
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 [June 27, 2022]
Dylan Cease struck out 13 batters in
seven innings and the Chicago White Sox withstood a final-inning jam
to avoid a four-game series sweep, defeating the visiting Baltimore
Orioles 4-3 on Sunday afternoon.
Cease allowed one run on four hits to continue a strong stretch that
began in late May.
Gavin Sheets homered to give an early lead to the White Sox, who
snapped a four-game skid.
Jonathan Arauz homered and provided a run-scoring single for the
Orioles, who had a season-best four-game winning streak end.
The Orioles loaded the bases with no outs without a hit in the
ninth, with the first two batters reaching on errors before a walk
was issued to Jorge Mateo prior to Arauz's single. After pinch
hitter Rougned Odor struck out, Cedric Mullins lofted a sacrifice
fly. With runners on first and third, Kendall Graveman struck out
Trey Mancini to end the game.
Cease (6-3) struck out five of the first six batters he faced.
Still, he allowed an earned run for the first time in a six-start
span, so a stretch of 29-plus innings came to a halt. He threw 101
pitches.
Cease struck out 11 Toronto batters in six innings in his previous
start.
Joe Kelly and Graveman each worked an inning in relief, adding one
and two strikeouts, respectively. Graveman picked up his third save.
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Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Cease (84) throws the ball
against the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning at Guaranteed
Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
Jordan Lyles (4-7) took the loss despite working
seven innings -- matching his second-longest stint of the season --
while allowing four runs on six hits and a walk to go with four
strikeouts.
Sheets' two-run homer in the bottom of the second inning gave the
White Sox their first lead in the series. It was his fifth home run
of the season.
Arauz hit a solo shot in the third for his first homer of the season
and his first hit as a member of the Orioles. He was in his second
game with Baltimore after beginning the season with the Boston Red
Sox.
Chicago's other runs came on Andrew Vaughn's sacrifice fly in the
third inning and Seby Zavala's RBI single in the fourth.
Sheets, Jose Abreu and Josh Harrison all had two hits for the White
Sox.
Arauz and Mullins each had two hits. Despite losing the finale,
Baltimore's series with Chicago marked a strong start to its 10-game
road trip.
--Field Level Media
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