Toronto Blue Jays ace Dylan Cease sets another franchise record in bizarre loss to Brewers
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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Dylan Cease dazzled in his start against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night, setting yet another franchise record.
Toronto Blue Jays ace Dylan Cease fired off 6 shutout innings against the Milwaukee Brewers tonight, striking out 6, and walking 3.
Dylan Cease with the strikeout, Brandon Valenzuela with the throw down to second to end the inning. Cease's line in his first time going six innings with the #BlueJays on 106 pitches: 6 IP • 0 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 6 K
His classic fastball-slider combo was working hard today as he racked up 15 whiffs. He now owns a 1.74 ERA across 20.2 IP
Most strikeouts by a Blue Jay in the first 4 starts of a season:
32 — Dylan Cease (2026)
31 — Kevin Gausman (2026)
31 — Kevin Gausman (2022)
31 — Chris Bassitt (2025)
31 — J.A. Happ (2018)
31 — Juan Guzman (1996)
31 — Juan Guzman (1992)
32 — Dylan Cease (2026)
31 — Kevin Gausman (2026)
31 — Kevin Gausman (2022)
31 — Chris Bassitt (2025)
31 — J.A. Happ (2018)
31 — Juan Guzman (1996)
31 — Juan Guzman (1992)
Cease sets another franchise record
Cease wasn't only generating a lot of swing and miss, he was also throwing the ball really hard and very often.
So much so he set a new single-game franchise for the most 99+mph fastballs pitches by a Blue Jays starter at 9.
Dylan Cease sets single-game record for the most 99+ mph pitches by a Blue Jays starter (9)
Dylan Cease performance wasted in late bizarre Brewers rally
Cease was spectacular, becoming the first Blue Jays starter to complete six innings since Kevin Gausman did it against the Rockies on the first day of this month.
Unfortunately his overwhelming shutout performance went to waste when Tyler Rogers coughed up a pair in a nightmare eighth to let the Brewers slink away with a 2-1 win.
The trouble began with two balls that didn’t even make it back to the pitcher’s mound, as Rogers couldn’t field a David Hamilton dribbler and Brandon Valenzuela bobbled a Sal Frelick bouncer right in front of the plate.
That put two runners on for William Contreras, who grounded the first pitch he saw into right field, tying the game.
Moments later, Brice Turang chopped another grounder over the pitcher’s mound that left Sosa with only one out to get at first as the go-ahead run scored.
And thanks to Toronto’s lack of jump offensively, that was all it took.
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