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Chicago right-hander Dylan Cease (4-3), a
native of nearby Milton, Ga., was the beneficiary of the
onslaught. He worked five innings, holding the Braves' potent
lineup to one run on three hits and three walks with six
strikeouts. He threw 99 pitches, 60 for strikes, in his first
appearance against the Braves.
Trailing 6-1, Atlanta had runners on first and second with one
out in the fifth. Cease recovered to strike out Austin Riley,
and won a 10-pitch at-bat with Matt Olson by getting him to fly
out to left field.
The Braves' starter, lefty Kolby Allard (0-1), left the game
with shoulder tightness in the second inning. In 1 2/3 innings,
the White Sox peppered him for seven hits and four runs. Collin
McHugh came on to get a line-drive out to strand two runners.
Olson singled in a run for the Braves in the third inning, his
NL-leading 77th RBI. Atlanta lost its first series since
dropping two of three games in Oakland in late May, and also saw
its home run streak end at 28 games, three shy of the major
league record.
White Sox right fielder Eloy Jimenez left the game in the second
inning due to left groin tightness.
Leading 4-1, Chicago added two runs in the fourth on RBI singles
by Benintendi and Gavin Sheets.
Tim Anderson added two hits for the White Sox, who finished with
14. Michael Harris II had two of the Braves' five hits, all
singles.
Reynaldo Lopez, Aaron Bummer and Jesse Scholtens combined to
pitch four shutout innings for the White Sox, striking out six
and surrendering only two hits.
Braves right-hander Mike Soroka, who has battled injuries and
ineffectiveness after missing the last two seasons, came out of
the bullpen for the first time in his career. He gave up two
runs on three hits -- including Robert's homer -- with three
strikeouts in three innings.
--Field Level Media
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