Bird App Recap: White Sox 4, Oakland 1
Dylan Cease stays dominant to shut down the A’s lineup to seal a series win and a masterful .077 ERA for July
It’s a beautiful day for a baseball game, and an even better day to secure a series win with our Ace on the mound.
Today's #WhiteSox starters at Guaranteed Rate Field.
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) July 31, 2022
⏰: 1:10 p.m. CT
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: O/U 4.5 CWS Total Runs pic.twitter.com/Q9vkq73Xdj
That classic view & Dylan Cease on the mound. pic.twitter.com/webm2P2q3a
— Jeff (@JeffBartlett85) July 31, 2022
Cease retired his first four batters of the game on 10 pitches, looking crisp.
Dylan Cease, Wicked Sliders. pic.twitter.com/mDWH9HqJlC
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) July 31, 2022
Then Ramón Laureano hit a solo bomb in the second, giving the A’s an early 1-0 lead.
A’s are a home run team now.
— The Last AirBENder (@BenChiTownKid98) July 31, 2022
José Abreu answered back in the second, with his own solo shot to tie the game, MVPito does it again!
JOSE ABREU WITH A BOMB LETS GOOOO
— The Southsiders (50-50) (@Thesouthsiders7) July 31, 2022
August Abreu is here! pic.twitter.com/2AibyWGGvS
— ⚫️ ⚪️ (@wsxmatt) July 31, 2022
Josh Harrison kept the inning rolling with a double to the wall, bringing up Leury Legend, because who else comes to the plate with RISP? He had a great at-bat, completed by driving Harrison in for the lead.
It’s always Leury with RISP.
— Matt Crawford (@Mattheius2783) July 31, 2022
leury delivers! it went out of the infield!
— being bitter (@Sean_W_Anderson) July 31, 2022
On the anniversary of his Best Day Ever, Seby Zavala continued the two-out rally with his own double, driving Leury in to put the Good Guys up, 3-1.
Seby is the truth
— WillieP (@WillieP_WSox) July 31, 2022
It’s nice to actually watch some real baseball for a change — it’s almost hard to believe this is the same team.
I’m sorry but who are these guys? Three runs (so far) in a half inning? Playing with RISP and two outs? What?
— Chrystal O’Keefe (@chrystal_ok) July 31, 2022
Good at-bats and RBIs were scarce outside of the second, back to the South Siders usual antics of making mediocre pitchers look like All-Stars.
Only 3 runs in 5 innings off of this subpar pitcher is so White Sox. Terrible at bats throughout this game
— Herb Lawrence (@Ecnerwal23) July 31, 2022
Cease completed six for another fantastic start, rebounding nicely after the homer he gave up in the second. His ERA is down to 2.01 — you mean THIS guy wasn’t an All-Star???
Dylan Cease Final Line:
— ESPN White Sox (@ESPNWhiteSox) July 31, 2022
6IP 4H 1ER 1BB 7K 94 Pitches 58 Strikes
1st pitch strike 14 of 22 batters faced
15 swings & misses pic.twitter.com/QS5GrV2tfa
Joe Kelly walked the first batter in the seventh, leaving fans nervous for the rest of the inning. He recovered nicely with a double play and a strikeout to get out of the inning.
Some are saying Joe Kelly is back.
To those that ever doubted Joe Kelly (not me): pic.twitter.com/A7wwSq55fh
— Matt Crawford (@Mattheius2783) July 31, 2022
https://t.co/J9repEnZTr pic.twitter.com/XwWA1GydCA
— Liddle Tina (@liddle_ktina) July 31, 2022
It would be nice for the offense to wake up to score some more runs for their pitchers!!
— Adam Kaplan (@MillennialSox) July 31, 2022
Eloy heard us loud and clear with a blast to right-center, putting Sox up, 4-1.
Eloy Jimenez’s home run flew a blazing 420 feet
— janice (@scuriiosa) July 31, 2022
— Cary (@ThatbasebaIIfan) July 31, 2022
Kendall Graveman also shut down the A’s in the eighth — setting a lovely stage for Liam Hendriks to close out the game in the ninth.
Kendall Graveman. The Undertaker. pic.twitter.com/jilHKrD3jT
— Patrick Nolan (@SoxMach_pnoles) July 31, 2022
Liam closes it out to secure a much-needed home series win. The White Sox are officially back above .500!
Are…are the Sox back?
— Tyrone (@TheTyronePalmer) July 31, 2022
SOX WIN!!! Let's take that energy into KC!! ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/gYr7kkSX6R
— Angie (@Hockeygirl3784) July 31, 2022
Did we mention that Cease is THAT dude?
Dylan Cease:
— Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) July 31, 2022
In June: 0.33 ERA (1 ER in 27 1/3 innings)
In July: 0.77 ERA (3 ER in 35 2/3 innings)
Complete list of MLB starting pitchers in all of history to allow only 4 earned runs in an 12-start span (not including openers):
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) July 31, 2022
Jake Arrieta, 2015
Jacob deGrom, 2021
Dylan Cease, 2022
That's it. That's the list. pic.twitter.com/WcwVrmJlZy
Dylan Cease has allowed 1 earned run or less in 12 straight starts and is 7:1 for AL CY Young over @BetRivers
— Danny Parkins (@DannyParkins) July 31, 2022
Trails only Verlander and McClanahan. Still wild he wasn’t one of EIGHTY All-Stars.
Here’s to hoping we can remain better than .500 — which feels like uncharted territory for this team. The White Sox continue to string us along with hope for a turnaround — time to sit back and enjoy the ride!
Ok now let's win like 40 more games
— whitest sox u'know (@god_of_Flannel) July 31, 2022