Cease throws seven sterling innings in win
CHICAGO — Dylan Cease struck out 11 to match a career best and gave up just one hit in seven sparkling innings, propelling the Chicago White Sox to a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday.
Three-time AL MVP Mike Trout struck out in all four at-bats, three against Cease. The Angels star, who homered and doubled in a win Sunday to raise his OPS to a whopping 1.247, fanned against Liam Hendriks to end the game.
Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani didn’t start, a day after making an early exit because of groin tightness. The reigning AL MVP grounded out as a pinch-hitter in the eighth.
The White Sox won for just the third time in 12 games. Los Angeles has won seven of nine.
Cease (3-1) threw 64 of 93 pitches for strikes and walked none. Taylor Ward got the only hit against him, a leadoff double in the fourth. Cease’s previous 11-strikeout performance came on Aug. 29, 2021, against the Chicago Cubs.
Kendall Graveman pitched the eighth, and Hendriks recorded his fifth save in the combined two-hitter.
■ Braves 5, Mets 2: At New York, Austin
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Max Fried, who struck out six in six innings for Atlanta. New York was without manager Buck Showalter, who was suspended for one game about 20 minutes before the first pitch after Major League Baseball determined Mets reliever Yoan López intentionally threw at Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber the previous night.
■ Rays 6, Athletics 1: At Oakland, Calif., Yandy Díaz led off the game with a home run to back Drew Rassmussen, who allowed one run and one hit, struck out three and walked one in five innings.
■ Astros 3, Mariners 0: At Houston, Yordan Alvarez hit a solo homer and rookie Jeremy Peña added a two-run shot to back Jake Odorizzi (2-2), who allowed four hits in 6⅔ scoreless inning.
■ Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2: At Toronto, Gleyber Torres homered early, then had a go-ahead single in the ninth inning as New York won its 10th straight game.
■ Diamondbacks 5, Marlins 2: At Miami, David Peralta homered, singled twice and drove in three runs as Arizona won for the fifth time in seven games.
■ Cardinals 1, Royals 0: At St. Louis, Paul Goldschmidt hit a homer for St. Louis, which handed Kansas City its fourth loss in a row.
■ Twins 2, Orioles 1: At Baltimore, Carlos Correa hit a tiebreaking single and Minnesota got its 10th win in 11 games.