Dylan Cease made his 20th start of the season, 10th on the road and fifth during interleague play. It marks his first career appearance against the Atlanta Braves. Cease is a native of Milton, Ga., approximately 25.5 miles from Truist Park. He went 5.0 IP with 3 H, 1 ER and 6 strikeouts.
Jake Burger got the runs started! In the 2nd inning, the third baseman launched his 21st home run of the season, a 461 ft. line drive to center field. It is the longest White Sox home run of 2023 season. Tim Anderson added to the score with an RBI single to bring home Elvis Andrus. Luis Robert Jr. capped off the inning with an RBI single driving in Andrew Benintendi.
In the 4th inning, Andrew Benintendi singled on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II, scoring Elvis Andrus to extend the lead, 5–1.
Luis Robert Jr. was hot today! №88 homered to center field, his 27th of the season. It was his fourth career 4-hit game and first since 9/11/21 vs. Boston.
Reynaldo López, Aaron Bummer and Jesse Scholtens all had solid relief outings, combining for 4.0 IP and 6 strikeouts.
Eloy Jiménez was removed from today’s game with left groin tightness and is being further evaluated.
The White Sox defeated the Atlanta Braves, 8–1, at Truist Park. The Sox won consecutive games and a series at Atlanta for the first time in franchise history.
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