Dylan Cease was in fine form when the Pale Hose faced off against their bitter rivals under the dome in Houston last week.
He faced 22 Astros batters and mowed down 10 of them, including former brother-in-arms José Abreu. He didn’t deal a walk in his six innings, and gave up just two hits.
With a few games done and in the books, the state of the Sox has come into sharp relief. I say relief, because that’s exactly what the Sox are lacking. Catastrophic collapses by starters Lynn and Kopech (giving up a combined eight home runs in their first two starts) has put a great strain on the Sox bullpen.