Luis Cessa makes his first start of 2018 following a pair of perfect one-inning relief outings. He last pitched on Tuesday during the eighth inning of New York’s 14 — 1 drubbing in Boston. Prior to that, Cessa closed out the Bomber’s April 7th win over the Orioles. Overall, the right-hander struck out three of the six batters he faced.
The 25-year-old Cessa has 14 career big-league starts under his belt. He is 2-7 with a 4.54 ERA and 1.20 WHIP in those outings. Cessa threw 4 1/3 innings in his most recent start during a victory over the Mets on August 14th of last season.