Dylan Cease struck out 11 and allowed one hit in seven shutout innings against the Angels on Monday, leading the White Sox to a 3-0 win that split the four-game series in Chicago.
Cease was masterful against the Angels, throwing a total of 93 pitches, 64 for strikes in his seven innings of work. The only base runners to reach against Cease were Taylor Ward, who doubled in the fourth inning and Tyler Wade, who was hit by a pitch in the sixth.
Cease also became just the second White Sox pitcher to strike out Mike Trout three times in a game.
No doubt the best start of 2022 for Dylan Cease.
Absolutely on top of his game against one of the better offensive teams so far in 2022.
Top 1
Dylan Cease freezes Taylor Ward with a 3-2 slider for strike three.
Brandon Marsh gets jammed on a 3-1 pitch and grounds out to Jake Burger.
Mike Trout strikes out swinging on three pitches.
Score: Angels 0, White Sox 0
Bottom 1
Tim Anderson singles to right field.
Jo Adell bobbles a line drive near the warning track off that allows Anderson to go to third base and Luis Robert cruises into second.
A.J. Pollock drives in Anderson with a ground ball to second base. Robert moves over to third. White Sox lead 1-0.
Jose Abreu works a full count and draws a walk.
Grandal walks on four pitches and the bases are loaded.
Jake Burger hits a fly ball to center field for a sac-fly, scoring Robert from third base. White Sox take a 2-0 lead.
Adam Engel strikes out swinging.
Score: Angels 0, White Sox 2
Top 2
Jared Walsh hits a pop-fly to center field where Robert sprints in to make the catch.
Engel catches a pop-fly off the bat of Jack Mayfield in shallow right field.
Cease strikes out Kurt Suzuki swinging.
Score: Angels 0, White Sox 2
Bottom 2
Gavin Sheets pops out to shallow center field.
Josh Harrison makes good contact, but he flies out shy of the warning track in straightaway center field.
Anderson flies out to deep center field.
Score: Angels 0, White Sox 2
Top 3
Jo Adell flies out to left-center field.
Cease strikes out Tyler Wade looking.
Andrew Velazquez strikes out swinging on a high fastball.
Score: Angels 0, White Sox 2
Bottom 3
Robert leads off with a single to right field.
Pollock reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Robert out at second.
Abreu grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.
Score: Angels 0, White Sox 2
Top 4
Ward hits a double over Pollock in left field.
Marsh strikes out swinging on a high fastball.
Cease strikes out Trout swinging on a fastball on the outer edge.
Walsh grounds out to Harrison.
Score: Angels 0, White Sox 2
Bottom 4
Grandal grounds out to third base on a 2-0 pitch.
Burger draws a walk.
Velazquez sprints over near the foul line in shallow left field to make a catch on Engel's pop up.
Sheets flies out to center field.
Score: Angels 0, White Sox 2
Top 5
Cease paints the outside corner with a fastball against Mayfield for his eighth strikeout.
Cease with his ninth strikeout, freezing Suzuki on an inside fastball.
Adell strikes out swinging on a high fastball. That's 10 Ks for Cease.
Score: Angels 0, White Sox 2
Bottom 5
Harrison grounds out to shortstop.
Anderson flies out to deep right field.
Robert breaks his bat, but he muscles a single to center for his third hit.
Pollock hits a ground ball to short, Robert out at second.
Score: Angels 0, White Sox 2
Top 6
Wade reaches on a HBP.
Velazquez flies out to Pollock in left field.
Ward flies out to Engel in right field.
Wade steals second base.
Marsh flies out to center field.
Score: Angels 0, White Sox 2
Bottom 6
Abreu works back from a 0-2 count and singles sharply past the shortstop for a single.
Grandal flies out to Adell in left field.
Burger strikes out swinging on a low and away change up.
Engel doubles past a diving Mayfield at third base down the left-field line to drive in Abreu. White Sox lead 3-0.
Sheets grounds out to first base.
Score: Angels 0, White Sox 3
Top 7
Trout strikes out looking on a change up.
Walsh hits it hard, but flies out to Pollock at the warning track in left field.
Mayfield hits a pop-fly to shallow right field.
Score: Angels 0, White Sox 3
Bottom 7
Harrison doubles to left field over Adell.
Anderson grounds a ball back to pitcher Mike Mayers, who gets Harrison in a rundown and is tagged out. Anderson advances to second base during the rundown.
Robert strikes out swinging on a high fastball.
Pollock pops it up to behind second base.
Score: Angels 0, White Sox 3
Top 8
Suzuki singles to center field off Kendall Graveman.
Adell strikes out swinging.
Wade flies out to shallow left field.
Shohei Ohtani pinch hits and grounds out to Harrison at second.
Score: Angels 0, White Sox 3
Bottom 8
Abreu flies out to center field.
Grandal fouls out down the left-field line.
Burger strikes out swinging.
Score: Angels 0, White Sox 3
Top 9
Liam Hendriks comes in and strikes out the side, including Mike Trout for the fourth time to end the game.
FINAL: Angels 0, White Sox 3
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