The White Sox offense got off to a sluggish start against very-hittable Baltimore pitching, but broke through in the seventh to push the score to the eventual final, 5-1. Yermín Mercedes, José Abreu and Dylan Cease all starred.
Early trouble, vintage Cease
Prior to his what I don’t think would be a stretch to call “breakout” start to 2021, Dylan Cease’s young career consisted of Houdini-like escapism out of baseball-related jams. He did just that in the top of the first after giving up a leadoff single to Cedric Mullins and drilling Trey Mancini in the elbow with a fastball.