Instant Reaction: Dylan Cease dominates, Blue Jays snap four-game losing skid

"Cease worked through the Angels' lineup with ease, posting a line of 7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, his third game this year with 10-plus strikeouts, and his second time this year achieving this feat against the Angels. For the second straight outing, Cease threw seven innings after failing to reach that mark during his first six starts of the year."

"He opened the game by retiring the first nine Angels before shortstop Zach Neto broke the perfect game with a single to left field. Neto was quickly erased on a 5-4-3 double play, highlighted by Kazuma Okamoto's stab at third on a 105.2 MPH one-hopper off the bat of Mike Trout."

"After Jo Adell doubled on a sharp line drive over Daulton Varsho's head, left-handed power threat Josh Lowe stepped to the plate as the game-tying run. Cease needed five pitches to strike out Lowe on his 99th pitch of the night and keep the Blue Jays' lead at two runs."

"With the win, the 30-year-old now has a 3-1 record, a 2.58 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP through his first eight starts with the Blue Jays. He looks like every bit like the pitcher they envisioned to join Kevin Gausman atop the club's rotation. Cease's 10-strikeout night now places him second in MLB with 66 punchouts, trailing only Jacob Misiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers, who has recorded 70."

A right-handed pitcher produced seven shutout innings to secure a 2-0 win for the Blue Jays over the Los Angeles Angels. He allowed five hits, issued no walks, and struck out 10 batters while improving to a 3-1 record with a 2.58 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP through eight starts with Toronto. He retired the first nine batters before a single by Zach Neto ended the perfect game, followed by a double play featuring a hard-hit grounder fielded by Kazuma Okamoto. The Angels managed a single in three consecutive innings, but the pitcher limited damage, including striking out Josh Lowe after a Jo Adell double in the seventh. The Blue Jays scored two runs in the third on three hits total.

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