White Sox right-hander Dylan Cease was named American League Pitcher of the Month for July. Cease is the first Sox pitcher to win the honor in consecutive months.
Cease went 5-1 with a 0.76 ERA and 40 strikeouts over six July starts. All three runs allowed came on solo home runs. He led the AL in ERA and wins, tied for fifth in strikeouts, ranked sixth in opponents slugging percentage (.297), seventh in opponents average (.188) and OPS and ninth in WHIP (1.04).
