Dylan Cease’s command was considerably less precise than on Opening Day as he and the White Sox bullpen repeatedly flirted with disaster, but the White Sox offense pulled through against the San Francisco Giants with seven runs on 13 hits to secure the win on a warm and windy afternoon in Armour Square.
Cease’s scattered pace and command were a sharp contrast from his dismemberment of the Astros lineup last Thursday, throwing just 52 of his 99 pitches for strikes and walking five in five innings of work. His velocity was down a full tick-and-a-half from the 97-98 mph range it sat in Houston, but it still generated a 50% whiff rate.