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Dylan Cease Does Something Not Done in More Than 100 Years of Baseball History

The San Diego Padres defeated the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday behind another historic outing from right-hander Dylan Cease.

Brady Farkas

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease (84) pitches against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning at Petco Park on July 13.
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease (84) pitches against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning at Petco Park on July 13. / Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports

The San Diego Padres beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-0 on Saturday to even the weekend series at a game apiece. Offensively, the Padres were paced by home runs from David Peralta and Jake Cronenworth, but the real story was the work of Dylan Cease on the mound.

The righty, who was acquired this past offseason from the Chicago White Sox, got the win by going 7.0 innings on the mound. He allowed just one hit, no runs, one walk while striking out 10. With the performance, he's now 9-8 with a 3.76 ERA.

With the outing, he also did something not done for more than 100 years of baseball history.

Per @OptaSTATS:

Today marks the 4th time this season Dylan Cease of the @Padres has pitched at least 7.0 innings while allowing no more than 1 hit.

That ties Hall of Famer Pete Alexander (1915) for the most such outings by any MLB pitcher in a single season in the modern era.

Any time you do something that hasn't happened in more than 100 years, you're doing something right and Cease certainly has this year. He's prone to bouts of volatility but when he's on, he's one of the best in the game.

He's struck out 159 batters in a whopping 122.0 innings.

The 28-year-old is in his sixth major league season with the White Sox and Padres. Lifetime, he's 52-43 with a 3.82 ERA. He'll be a free agent after the 2025 season and continues to set himself up well for future paydays.

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BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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