Cease (8-6) allowed one hit and two walks while striking out 11 across six innings to earn the win Tuesday against the Royals.
Cease surrendered only a single by Edward Olivares in the third inning. He racked up 21 swinging strikes en route to matching his season high in strikeouts, and he's now delivered double-digit whiffs five times this season. Across his last five outings, Cease has allowed 10 earned runs across 27.2 innings while striking out 38 and walking nine. For the season, he's sitting on a 3.92 ERA with 149 strikeouts across 114.2 frames.