Every time Dylan Cease pitched this year on MiLB.TV, something went wrong with the feed from Eugene. Everything finally went right Monday evening, at least on the streaming side of things. About 9:05 PM, Cease popped up on the computer in Eugene green and white and all was right with the world. There, in the last glitter of sunlight for the day, the young phenom stepped onto the mound for the Emeralds and a bolt of lightning emerged from his fingertips and was unleashed at the pesky Hillsboro Hops, mowing them down one by one.
Hillsboro came into the game at 11-13, 6 games behind the division-leading Emeralds, who had a magic number of 9 for a first-half division title.