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Cease will start Wednesday in Game 4 of the NLDS against the Dodgers, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Cease had a hard time keeping the Dodgers' bats quiet during a loss in Game 1 on Saturday, giving up five earned runs on six hits and two walks over just 3.1 innings. The 28-year-old righty had better luck against Los Angeles during the regular season, turning in a 3.37 ERA across 10.2 frames, so a bounce-back performance Wednesday isn't out of the question.
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Padres manager Mike Shildt on Monday didn't dismiss the possibility of Cease starting Wednesday in Game 4 of the NLDS versus the Dodgers on short rest, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports. Martin Perez was added to the roster as an injury replacement for Joe Musgrove (elbow) and would seem to be the other logical option for a Game 4 start. Whether the Padres win Game 3 could factor into Shildt's decision. If the Padres do opt for Cease on three days' rest in Game 4, they could turn back to Yu Darvish on normal rest for a potential Game 5.
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Cease will start Saturday in Game 1 of the NLDS against the Dodgers, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. After not being needed in the two-game sweep of Atlanta in the wild-card round, Cease was an easy call to take the ball in the NLDS opener. The righty collected a 3.47 ERA and 224:65 K:BB across 189.1 innings covering 33 starts this season for the Padres. Cease will be opposed by Jack Flaherty.
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Cease (14-11) picked up the win Wednesday against the Astros, allowing two hits and no walks with five strikeouts across 8.1 scoreless innings. Cease couldn't quite go the distance Wednesday, falling two outs short of a shutout as he was pulled after 103 pitches. Still, it was a masterful performance from the 28-year-old, especially considering he had allowed three or more runs in three of his previous four starts. Through 184.1 innings, Cease has a 3.42 ERA and 1.05 WHIP. His 220 strikeouts rank second in baseball. He's tentatively scheduled for a road start against the Dodgers next week.
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Cease (12-11) took the loss against the Giants on Saturday, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks over six innings while striking out four. Cease allowed at least one hit in each of his first four innings on the mound, including a three-run shot off the bat of Grant McCray in the top of the second as the Giants took an early lead. The right-hander also failed to retire each of the first three batters he faced in the fourth, leading to a fourth run coming home for San Francisco. Cease did still manage to make it through six innings for only the second time in his last eight starts (with one of those eight starts being shortened due to a rain delay), though he's now surrendered multiple free passes in three straight. It also marked his third loss in his last four decisions (spanning six starts).
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SD | 33 | 33 | 189.3 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 224 | 65 | 137 | 3.47 | 1.06 |
| 2023 | CHW | 33 | 33 | 177.0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 214 | 79 | 172 | 4.57 | 1.41 |
| 2022 | CHW | 32 | 32 | 184.0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 227 | 78 | 126 | 2.20 | 1.10 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 9/25 | @  |
- | - | - | 5.0 | 5 | 3.60 | 3 | 4 | 1.60 |
| 9/18 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 8.1 | 2 | 3.34 | 0 | 5 | 0.24 |
| 9/13 | @  |
1 | - | - | 6.0 | 4 | 4.33 | 2 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 9/07 | vs |
- | 1 | - | 6.0 | 6 | 5.57 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 9/01 | @  |
- | - | - | 5.0 | 2 | 5.40 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 8/27 | @  |
- | - | - | 4.1 | 7 | 5.40 | 4 | 4 | 2.54 |
| 8/22 | vs  |
- | 1 | - | 6.1 | 9 | 3.00 | 1 | 7 | 1.58 |