RIGHT-HANDER Dylan Cease pitched a one-hit shutout, falling one out short of a no-hitter, and Elvis Andrus launched a grand slam as the host Chicago White Sox routed the Minnesota Twins 13-0 on Saturday night (Sunday in Manila).
Cease narrowly missed the 21st no-hitter in club history, allowing a single to American League batting leader Luis Arraez with two outs in the ninth. Also the major league leader in walks, Cease (13-6) issued free passes to Jake Cave leading off the third inning and Gilberto Celestino in the sixth in addition to striking out seven.
The White Sox scored four runs in the first inning against Twins starter Tyler Mahle, three on a home run by Eloy Jimenez to right-center field. White Sox rookie Romy Gonzalez connected for a three-run home run in the fourth, his first homer in the majors.
Mahle recovered to retire six of the next seven batters he faced to close an abbreviated night. Making his first appearance since landing on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation, Mahle (6-8) allowed four runs and five hits in two innings while throwing 37 pitches. He left the game after aggravating the injury.
In other games, it was the Giants 5, Phillies 4; Red Sox 5, Rangers 3. Rays 2, Yankees 1; Royals 12, Tigers 2; Nationals 7, Mets 1; Blue Jays 4, Pirates 1; Cardinals 8, Cubs 4; Orioles 8, Athletics 1; Mariners 4, Guardians 0; Braves 2, Marlins 1; Dodgers 12, Padres 1; Brewers 8, Diamondbacks 6 (10 innings); Angels 2, Astros 1 (12 innings).
Giants 5, Phillies 4
Joc Pederson continued his RBI rampage with three more and San Francisco made it two straight wins over visiting Philadelphia.
After two lead changes and four ties, the Giants scored what proved to be the difference-making run when Pederson drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk from Brad Hand (3-2) for a 5-4 lead in the sixth.
Bryson Stott and Jean Segura had big games for the Phillies. Stott had a homer, two singles and three runs, while Segura slashed two doubles, a single and notched two RBIs.
Red Sox 5, Rangers 3
Brayan Bello pitched six shutout innings and Rafael Devers drove in two runs as Boston held on to beat visiting Texas.
Bello (1-4) allowed just three hits and a walk while striking out five en route to his first career major league win, leading Boston to its fourth consecutive triumph.
Devers, Xander Bogaerts and Trevor Story all went 2-for-4. Bogaerts scored twice, while Story hit two doubles to reach 20 on the season. Devers hit a run-scoring double in the first inning to ignite Boston’s offense, reaching base for a seventh straight plate appearance since breaking a career-long 0-for-24 skid.
