CHICAGO — The American League Cy Young race didn’t change much Tuesday as both teams were in the lead. Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander He is also the top contender for the honor — Chicago White Sox Righty Dylan Cease Each gave up three runs in White Sox’s eventual victory 4-3 victory.
White Sox’ third baseman was named for the second consecutive night. Yoan Moncada With an RBI single in bottom of eighth, he drove in the winning run.
Both starters were not available for the decision. Verlander, 39, went seven innings. Cease, 26, only went five. He allowed three runs on six hits, and three walks. This was the first time he had given up more than one earned ran in 15 of his previous outings.
Verlander led by 3-1 in the seventh, but Verlander was outsold by pinch hitter. Gavin Sheets The tying runs were doubled on a 1-2 pitch shortly after Verlander’s first walk of the night. Seby Zavala.
Cease saw his ERA rise for the first-time since May 24th — a span lasting 14 starts and the longest since 2019 for a starting pitcher. Cease led 1-0 in his third. He gave up RBI twos. Alex Bregman Kyle TuckerThen, in the fifth Jose Altuve To start the inning, hit a solo shot.
Astros hitters made adjustments to the order, after they saw Cease and his slider for the first season. Altuve and Yuli Gurriel The pitching was just off the zone, but the pitcher earned back-to-back walks that opened the third inning and eventually led to two runs.
It was only the third time since 1969 that two starters had sub-2.00 ERAs met. Caesar’s Sportsbook says Verlander is the favorite to win the AL Cy Young award (-175) while Cease is second.
Verlander Miami Marlins Righty Sandy Alcantara After Cease’s rise to 2.09, the only qualified pitchers with sub-2.00 ERAs are now Verlander and Alcantara. Verlander’s 1.95 ERA remains first in the AL. However, it is second to Alcantara (1.92) in all of MLB.
Houston won the first two of their four-game series against White Sox. This rematch of an AL division series that took place last October saw the White Sox win both games. Three AL Central-leading teams are separated by just one game.