BOSTON — Chicago White Sox starter Dylan Cease returned from a short stint on the injured list, but he did not factor in the decision in Saturday’s 7-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
Marwin Gonzalez broke a 3-all tie with a solo home run off reliever Codi Heuer to begin the eighth inning and the Red Sox tacked on three more runs in the inning to take the entertaining opener of the four-game series.
Cease went on the injured list for precautionary reasons Wednesday after displaying COVID-19 symptoms. He was reinstated on Friday after a series of negative tests and started Saturday in front of 4,668 at Fenway Park.