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Cease blanks Royals for 6 innings, White Sox win 7-1

CHICAGO (AP) Dylan Cease allowed one hit in six scoreless innings, matching a season high with 11 strikeouts, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Tuesday night.

Tim Anderson and Andrew Vaughn homered for AL Central-leading Chicago, which had dropped three of four at fourth-place Kansas City last week.

''That was definitely one of my better ones,'' Cease said. ''I still need to be a little bit more efficient. But the stuff was good, and to get through six was solid. To finish strong, it means a lot to me.''

Cease (8-6) walked two and threw 103 pitches, allowing only Edward Olivares' leadoff single in the third inning, to nab his first win since June 30.

''He showed a lot of composure and competitiveness in those early innings,'' White Sox manager Tony La Russa. ''Then, towards the end, he did the shut-it-down thing and just got better as he went along.''

Michael Kopech, Garrett Crochet and Ryan Tepera pitched an inning apiece to complete the three-hitter. Kopech allowed the only Kansas City run on Ryan O'Hearn's sacrifice fly in the seventh, just the second run in three games for the Royals.

Vaughn sent a changeup from Kris Bubic (3-5) into the center field bleachers in the second, and Anderson bounced a two-run homer off the top of the right field wall in the third.

Anderson added an RBI single in Chicago's four-run seventh, his third hit of the night, and Jose Abreu had a two-run single in the frame.

Bubic went six innings, allowing three runs on three hits.

''He had everything working. It just took him a while to get to his heater,'' Royals manager Mike Matheny said. ''He obviously had a better feel for his fastball later, but he didn't give it a chance to find it until there was already some damage done.''

ROSTER MOVE

Chicago recalled right-hander Matt Foster from Triple-A Charlotte. He has appeared in 27 games in the majors this season, going 2-1 with a 6.04 ERA. Right-hander Jimmy Lambert was sent to Charlotte on Sunday.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Royals: LF Andrew Benintendi exited in the fourth inning after he strained his left shoulder sliding into second base. ... SS Adalberto Mondesi (left oblique strain) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday night. ''He's very optimistic,'' Matheny said. ''Trying to be smart about the workload we give him. His body will let us know how he's going to respond to that.''

UP NEXT

Carlos Hernandez (2-1, 4.98 ERA) starts for the Royals against Chicago's Lucas Giolito (8-7, 3.67) on Wednesday night.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC45-60	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	1
White Sox CHW63-44	0	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	X	7	5	0

Guaranteed Rate FieldChicago, IL

W: D. Cease (8-6)L: K. Bubic (3-5)S: (0)
HR: CHW - A. Vaughn (15)

KCRoyals

CHWWhite Sox

.D. CeaseDylan Cease
P
6.0 IP, 2 BB, 11 SO, 103 P
.T. AndersonTim Anderson
SS
3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
W. Merrifield 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.270	.314	.395	.709	-1.0
C. Santana DH	3	0	1	0	1	1	2	.231	.347	.395	.742	1.5
S. Perez C	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.274	.302	.507	.810	-0.5
A. Benintendi LF	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	.258	.308	.414	.722	2.5
J. Dyson PR-LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.238	.274	.347	.620	-0.5
H. Dozier 3B	4	1	1	0	0	3	1	.197	.273	.361	.633	2.5
R. O'Hearn 1B	3	0	0	1	0	2	1	.222	.250	.392	.642	0.0
M. Taylor CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.235	.295	.349	.644	-0.5
E. Olivares RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.275	.310	.425	.735	3.0
N. Lopez SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.275	.353	.351	.704	-1.0

HITTERS	AB
W. Merrifield 2B	4
C. Santana DH	3
S. Perez C	4
A. Benintendi LF	1
J. Dyson PR-LF	2
H. Dozier 3B	4
R. O'Hearn 1B	3
M. Taylor CF	3
E. Olivares RF	3
N. Lopez SS	3

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
T. Anderson SS	4	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	.301	.333	.443	.777	11.0
C. Hernandez 2B	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	.232	.310	.428	.738	1.5
J. Abreu 1B	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	.243	.333	.447	.779	3.0
E. Jimenez DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.133	.133	.333	.467	-0.5
A. Engel CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.256	.347	.537	.884	-1.5
Y. Moncada 3B	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.260	.375	.401	.776	1.5
A. Vaughn LF	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	.258	.323	.453	.776	7.5
L. Garcia RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.242	.319	.338	.657	0.5
S. Zavala C	1	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	.229	.341	.543	.884	4.5

HITTERS	AB
T. Anderson SS	4
C. Hernandez 2B	2
J. Abreu 1B	4
E. Jimenez DH	4
A. Engel CF	4
Y. Moncada 3B	3
A. Vaughn LF	3
L. Garcia RF	3
S. Zavala C	1

3B - H. Dozier (4)
SF - R. O'Hearn
RBI - R. O'Hearn (20)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - S. Perez, A. Benintendi, M. Taylor

HR - T. Anderson (10), A. Vaughn (12)
RBI - T. Anderson 3 (40), J. Abreu 2 (80), A. Vaughn (33), S. Zavala (8)
2-Out RBI - A. Vaughn
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Engel

SB - A. Benintendi (8), E. Olivares (2)

DP - (Lopez-Merrifield-O'Hearn)
E - R. O'Hearn

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
K. Bubic (L, 3-5)	6.0	3	3	3	3	8	2	4.57	1.43	11.0
K. Zimmer	0.0	0	3	3	3	0	0	4.83	1.34	-6.0
R. Lovelady	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	4.91	1.27	-0.5
W. Davis	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.90	1.43	3.0

PITCHERS	IP
K. Bubic (L, 3-5)	6.0
K. Zimmer	0.0
R. Lovelady	1.0
W. Davis	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
D. Cease (W, 8-6)	6.0	1	0	0	2	11	3.92	1.26	30.5
M. Kopech (H, 9)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	2.70	1.06	1.5
G. Crochet	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	2.84	1.39	2.5
R. Tepera	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.05	0.83	3.5

PITCHERS	IP
D. Cease (W, 8-6)	6.0
M. Kopech (H, 9)	1.0
G. Crochet	1.0
R. Tepera	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - K. Bubic 96-61, K. Zimmer 15-3, R. Lovelady 18-12, W. Davis 10-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - K. Bubic 8-3, R. Lovelady 2-0, W. Davis 1-0
Batters Faced - K. Bubic 23, K. Zimmer 3, R. Lovelady 6, W. Davis 3

Pitches-Strikes - D. Cease 103-63, M. Kopech 14-10, G. Crochet 11-9, R. Tepera 10-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - D. Cease 2-5, M. Kopech 0-3, G. Crochet 1-1, R. Tepera 1-0
Batters Faced - D. Cease 22, M. Kopech 4, G. Crochet 4, R. Tepera 3

.D. CeaseDylan Cease
P
6.0 IP, 2 BB, 11 SO, 103 P
.T. AndersonTim Anderson
SS
3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC45-60	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	1
White Sox CHW63-44	0	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	X	7	5	0

Guaranteed Rate FieldChicago, IL

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
W. Merrifield 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.270	.314	.395	.709	-1.0
C. Santana DH	3	0	1	0	1	1	2	.231	.347	.395	.742	1.5
S. Perez C	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.274	.302	.507	.810	-0.5
A. Benintendi LF	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	.258	.308	.414	.722	2.5
J. Dyson PR-LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.238	.274	.347	.620	-0.5
H. Dozier 3B	4	1	1	0	0	3	1	.197	.273	.361	.633	2.5
R. O'Hearn 1B	3	0	0	1	0	2	1	.222	.250	.392	.642	0.0
M. Taylor CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.235	.295	.349	.644	-0.5
E. Olivares RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.275	.310	.425	.735	3.0
N. Lopez SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.275	.353	.351	.704	-1.0
Total	30	1	3	1	2	14	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
W. Merrifield 2B	4
C. Santana DH	3
S. Perez C	4
A. Benintendi LF	1
J. Dyson PR-LF	2
H. Dozier 3B	4
R. O'Hearn 1B	3
M. Taylor CF	3
E. Olivares RF	3
N. Lopez SS	3
Total	30

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
T. Anderson SS	4	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	.301	.333	.443	.777	11.0
C. Hernandez 2B	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	.232	.310	.428	.738	1.5
J. Abreu 1B	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	.243	.333	.447	.779	3.0
E. Jimenez DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.133	.133	.333	.467	-0.5
A. Engel CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.256	.347	.537	.884	-1.5
Y. Moncada 3B	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.260	.375	.401	.776	1.5
A. Vaughn LF	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	.258	.323	.453	.776	7.5
L. Garcia RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.242	.319	.338	.657	0.5
S. Zavala C	1	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	.229	.341	.543	.884	4.5
Total	28	7	5	7	2	7	9	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
T. Anderson SS	4
C. Hernandez 2B	2
J. Abreu 1B	4
E. Jimenez DH	4
A. Engel CF	4
Y. Moncada 3B	3
A. Vaughn LF	3
L. Garcia RF	3
S. Zavala C	1
Total	28

3B - H. Dozier (4)
SF - R. O'Hearn
RBI - R. O'Hearn (20)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - S. Perez, A. Benintendi, M. Taylor

HR - T. Anderson (10), A. Vaughn (12)
RBI - T. Anderson 3 (40), J. Abreu 2 (80), A. Vaughn (33), S. Zavala (8)
2-Out RBI - A. Vaughn
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Engel

SB - A. Benintendi (8), E. Olivares (2)

DP - (Lopez-Merrifield-O'Hearn)
E - R. O'Hearn

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
K. Bubic (L, 3-5)	6.0	3	3	3	3	8	2	4.57	1.43	11.0
K. Zimmer	0.0	0	3	3	3	0	0	4.83	1.34	-6.0
R. Lovelady	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	4.91	1.27	-0.5
W. Davis	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.90	1.43	3.0
Total	8.0	5	7	7	7	9	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
K. Bubic (L, 3-5)	6.0
K. Zimmer	0.0
R. Lovelady	1.0
W. Davis	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
D. Cease (W, 8-6)	6.0	1	0	0	2	11	3.92	1.26	30.5
M. Kopech (H, 9)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	2.70	1.06	1.5
G. Crochet	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	2.84	1.39	2.5
R. Tepera	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.05	0.83	3.5
Total	9.0	3	1	1	2	14	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
D. Cease (W, 8-6)	6.0
M. Kopech (H, 9)	1.0
G. Crochet	1.0
R. Tepera	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - K. Bubic 96-61, K. Zimmer 15-3, R. Lovelady 18-12, W. Davis 10-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - K. Bubic 8-3, R. Lovelady 2-0, W. Davis 1-0
Batters Faced - K. Bubic 23, K. Zimmer 3, R. Lovelady 6, W. Davis 3

Pitches-Strikes - D. Cease 103-63, M. Kopech 14-10, G. Crochet 11-9, R. Tepera 10-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - D. Cease 2-5, M. Kopech 0-3, G. Crochet 1-1, R. Tepera 1-0
Batters Faced - D. Cease 22, M. Kopech 4, G. Crochet 4, R. Tepera 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Vaughn homered to center 0 1
3RD INNING
Anderson homered to right, Zavala scored 0 3

2ND INNING
	Vaughn homered to center	0	1

3RD INNING
	Anderson homered to right, Zavala scored	0	3


O'Hearn hit sacrifice fly to center, Dozier scored	1	3
Zavala walked, Moncada scored, Vaughn to third, Garcia to second	1	4
Anderson singled to center, Vaughn scored, Garcia to third, Zavala to second	1	5
Abreu singled to center, Anderson and Zavala scored, Hernandez to second	1	7

1ST INNING
Royals
D. Cease Pitching:
W. Merrifield: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul tip, Merrifield struck out on foul tip
C. Santana: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Santana walked
S. Perez: Ball, Santana to second on wild pitch, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Perez flied out to shallow shortstop
A. Benintendi: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul tip, Benintendi struck out on foul tip
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
White Sox
K. Bubic Pitching:
T. Anderson: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Anderson grounded out to shortstop
C. Hernandez: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Hernandez walked
J. Abreu: Foul, Strike looking, Abreu reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Hernandez out at second
E. Jimenez: Ball, Ball, Jimenez reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Abreu out at second
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Royals
D. Cease Pitching:
H. Dozier: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Dozier struck out swinging
R. O'Hearn: Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, O'Hearn struck out swinging
M. Taylor: Taylor popped bunt out to third
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
White Sox
K. Bubic Pitching:
A. Engel: Foul on 1st baseman O'Hearn dropped ball error, Ball, Strike looking, Engel grounded out to third
Y. Moncada: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Moncada struck out swinging
A. Vaughn: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Vaughn homered to center
L. Garcia: Garcia flied out to deep right
End of the 2nd (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Royals
D. Cease Pitching:
E. Olivares: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Olivares singled to shallow center
N. Lopez: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Lopez struck out swinging
W. Merrifield: Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Olivares stole second, Foul, Foul, Merrifield struck out, reached on passed ball, Olivares to third on passed ball
C. Santana: Pickoff attempt to first, Strike looking, Santana reached on fielder's choice to second, Olivares out at home, Merrifield to second
S. Perez: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Perez flied out to left
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
White Sox
K. Bubic Pitching:
S. Zavala: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Zavala walked
T. Anderson: Ball, Zavala to second on balk, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Anderson homered to right, Zavala scored
C. Hernandez: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Hernandez walked
J. Abreu: Ball, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Ball, Abreu grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Hernandez out at second
E. Jimenez: Strike swinging, Ball, Jimenez grounded out to first
End of the 3rd (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Royals
D. Cease Pitching:
A. Benintendi: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Benintendi walked
H. Dozier: Foul, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Strike swinging, Dozier struck out swinging
R. O'Hearn: Pickoff attempt, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, O'Hearn struck out swinging, Benintendi stole second
Jarrod Dyson ran for Andrew Benintendi
M. Taylor: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Taylor flied out to deep center
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
White Sox
Jarrod Dyson in left field
A. Engel: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Engel struck out swinging
Y. Moncada: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Moncada grounded out to shortstop
A. Vaughn: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Vaughn struck out swinging
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Royals
D. Cease Pitching:
E. Olivares: Strike swinging, Ball, Olivares flied out to deep left
N. Lopez: Ball, Lopez popped out to third
W. Merrifield: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Merrifield grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
White Sox
K. Bubic Pitching:
L. Garcia: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Garcia struck out swinging
S. Zavala: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Zavala struck out swinging
T. Anderson: Anderson singled to shallow left
C. Hernandez: Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Hernandez struck out looking
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Royals
D. Cease Pitching:
C. Santana: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Santana struck out swinging
S. Perez: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Perez struck out swinging
J. Dyson: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Dyson struck out swinging
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
White Sox
K. Bubic Pitching:
J. Abreu: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Abreu lined out to right
E. Jimenez: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Jimenez struck out looking
A. Engel: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul tip, Engel struck out on foul tip
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Royals
Michael Kopech relieved Dylan Cease
H. Dozier: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Dozier tripled to deep center
R. O'Hearn: Strike swinging, O'Hearn hit sacrifice fly to center, Dozier scored
M. Taylor: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Taylor struck out swinging
E. Olivares: Strike looking, Olivares flied out to right
Middle of the 7th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
White Sox
Kyle Zimmer relieved Kris Bubic
Y. Moncada: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Moncada walked
A. Vaughn: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Vaughn walked, Moncada to second
L. Garcia: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Garcia walked, Moncada to third, Vaughn to second
Richard Lovelady relieved Kyle Zimmer
S. Zavala: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Zavala walked, Moncada scored, Vaughn to third, Garcia to second
T. Anderson: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Anderson singled to center, Vaughn scored, Garcia to third, Zavala to second
C. Hernandez: Hernandez reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Garcia out at home, Zavala to third, Anderson to second
J. Abreu: Ball, Strike looking, Abreu singled to center, Anderson and Zavala scored, Hernandez to second
E. Jimenez: Jimenez reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Hernandez to third, Abreu out at second
A. Engel: Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Engel struck out looking
End of the 7th (4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Royals
Garrett Crochet relieved Michael Kopech
N. Lopez: Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Lopez struck out looking
W. Merrifield: Ball, Merrifield grounded out to third
C. Santana: Foul, Santana singled to left
S. Perez: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Perez flied out to right
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
White Sox
Wade Davis relieved Richard Lovelady
Y. Moncada: Moncada lined out to first
A. Vaughn: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Vaughn grounded out to shortstop
L. Garcia: Ball, Foul, Garcia lined out to shortstop
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Royals
Ryan Tepera relieved Garrett Crochet
J. Dyson: Strike swinging, Ball, Dyson popped out to first
H. Dozier: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Dozier struck out looking
R. O'Hearn: Strike swinging, Foul, O'Hearn grounded out to first
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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