Dylan Cease does something that hasn’t been done in over 100 years of baseball history

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

The righty, who was acquired from the Chicago White Sox this past offseason, earned the win by throwing 7.0 innings on the mound, allowing just one hit, no runs, one walk and striking out 10. With the performance, he is now 9-8 with a 3.76 ERA.

With this outing he did something he had not done in over 100 years of baseball history.

According to @OptaSTATS:

Today marks the fourth time this season that Dylan Cease of the @Padres has pitched at least 7.0 innings without allowing more than 1 hit.

This puts him tied with Hall of Famer Pete Alexander (1915) for the most MLB pitchers in a single season in the modern era.

Anytime you do something that hasn’t been done in over 100 years, you’re doing something right, and Cease has certainly done that this year. He’s prone to periods of volatility, but when he’s on a roll, he’s one of the best in the game.

He struck out 159 batters in 122.0 innings.

The 28-year-old is in his sixth Major League season with the White Sox and Padres. He is 52-43 with a 3.82 ERA over his lifetime. He will become a free agent after the 2025 season and continues to prepare himself for future paydays.

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