Cease, unbeaten vs Tigers, leads White Sox to 5-2 win

DETROIT (AP) — Dylan Cease remained unbeaten in 10 career starts against Detroit and Yasmani Grandal hit a two-run homer that led the Chicago White Sox over the Tigers 5-2 Saturday.

Cease (1-0) allowed one run and two hits in five-plus innings with eight strikeouts and three walks. He is 9-0 against the Tigers.

“I don't want to jinx myself, but the results have been good so far,” Cease said of his success against Detroit.

Cease went 6-1 in his final 11 starts of last season, and manager Tony La Russa sees a carryover.

“He was outstanding,” La Russa said. “They've got a nice club over there and he was just rock solid, in command of all of his pitches. When he got a little out of sync, he got right back on it. That's what he started to do midseason on. He's a quick learner.”

Cease's take on his first start this season was a little bit different. He relied upon his slider more than usual.

“I feel like I was kind of a one-trick pony a little bit with the slider,” he said. “That was the pitch I had the best feel for. Sometimes, you have those games where you just have to compete with what you've got.”

Aaron Bummer gave up singles to Miguel Cabrera and Jonathan Schoop starting the ninth, then struck out Eric Haase, Spencer Torkelson and pinch-hitter Dustin Garneau for his first save.

Chicago's A.J. Pollock left because of right hamstring tightness after he singled leading off the third and took a wide turn at first. Pollock is off to a 4-for-7 start since he was acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 1 for closer Craig Kimbrel.

Eloy Jiménez hit a two-run single with two outs in the first. José Abreu had two hits and scored twice for the White Sox, who rebounded from a 5-3 opening-day defeat.

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