Cease was really good," Counsell said after the game. "When you're seeing 99s in the seventh inning, that's a pitcher that's feeling good. His slider was really, really good today. Obviously, the velocity was good and he threw a ton of strikes.
"He's throwing upper 90s fastball where he wants it with two different breaking balls off that," Ian Happ said. "He did a good job of keeping us off balance. Those days happen."
"Last year I think that in the minds of a lot of people, we had a really good chance to compete," Cease said. "I think we just didn't play well. It comes down to did you throw the ball? Did you throw strikes? Did you feel the ball? Did you control the zone? Did you hit?"
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