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Baseball by the numbers: One-hitter earned a game score of 90, tied for 5th in the majors this season

The White Sox’ economical ace is racking up first-pitch strikes.

A blowout win over Minnesota ended in bittersweet fashion for Chicago on Saturday night.

CHICAGO — Dylan Cease has been nearly unhittable at times this season while putting himself in contention for the American League Cy Young Award.

CHICAGO — If not for Luis Arraez on what was to be the final out of the game, the Twins would have suffered their 10th time being no-hit in Twins-Senators history.

The Sox moved to within two games of the Guardians in the American League Central. They have won four consecutive games under acting manager Miguel Cairo.

CHICAGO — Elvis Andrus and Luis Robert stood at second and first base, respectively, representing the potential tying and winning runs for the Chicago White Sox.

BALTIMORE — As Omar Little’s whistle from “The Wire” played and a flashing light sequence followed at Camden Yards, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde stood on the mound with catcher Adley Rutschman and Baltimore’s infielders, waiting for closer Félix Bautista to reach the mound in a precarious eighth-inning situation.

Eloy Jimenez homered, but the Sox went 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position.

No matter what numbers you look at, the White Sox starter ranks among the very best in baseball this season.

Gavin Sheets’ two-run pinch double in the seventh and Yoan Moncada’s go-ahead single in the eighth propelled the Sox to their fifth victory in a row.