The White Sox shut down Dylan Cease for the season, and for the good reason -- he'd done enough for 2018.
Cease went out on a high note, closing his year with five shutout innings and 11 strikeouts in the Barons' victory over Jacksonville. That lowered his Birmingham ERA to 1.72 over 10 starts, and gave him one helluva line when combining his Winston-Salem stats:
| Team | W-L | ERA | G | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HBP | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHAM | 3-0 | 1.72 | 10 | 52.1 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 78 |
| W-S | 9-2 | 2.89 | 13 | 71.2 | 52 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 82 |
| 2 Teams | 12-2 | 2.40 | 23 | 124 | 82 | 42 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 160 |
The 124 innings is a 30-inning jump over his 2017 season, which was also his previous career high.
Cease is now the clubhouse leader for the most successful season among White Sox prospects, as his leap forward helps make up for Alec Hansen's big step back and Dane Dunning's injury. Eloy Jimenez is probably the only one who can threaten that status, and it'd require him doing some damage in the majors.
Jackson 3, Birmingham 0
- Jeol Booker went 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Luis Alexander Basabe was 1-for-4 with a K.
- Zack Collins, 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Alex Call went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.
- Danny Mendick was 0-for-3.
Winston-Salem 12, Buies Creek 3
- Luis Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Luis Robert was 1-for-5 with a double, walk and three strikeouts.
- Blake Rutherford was 1-for-5 with a K.
- Gavin Sheets, 1-for-4 with a walk.
- Ti'Quan Forbes went 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.
- Laz Rivera went 0-for-3 with a walk, HBP and a strikeout.
- John Parke: 6 IP, 11 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Augusta 11, Kannapolis 2
- Luis Curbelo and Steele Walker were both 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Justin Yurchak went 1-for-2 with a walk.
- Evan Skoug, 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
- Andrew Perez: 1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3 HBP
- Will Kincanon: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K
AZL Cubs2 6, AZL White Sox 1
- Anderson Comas went 1-for-5.
- Harvin Mendoza went 1-for-4.
- Cabera Weaver, 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Lency Delgado and Camilo Quinteiro both were 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Anthony Coronado singled and struck out thrice.
- Luis Mieses, 1-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
DSL Padres 7, DSL White Sox 0
- Sidney Pimentel went 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Jose Rodriguez, 1-for-3 with a double, walk and strikeout.
- Jerrick Francees was 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.
