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The White Sox and Guardians are scheduled to open a four-game series Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field.
The Sox received right-hander Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa in the deal. They also selected the contract of infielder Zach Remillard from Charlotte.
The Cubs lost 3-0 to the Padres on Wednesday.
The Cubs had only one hit against Cease, whom they drafted in the sixth round of the 2014 MLB Draft.
Chris Flexen struck out eight in six innings, and five Sox had two hits apiece, including Paul DeJong, who hit his fifth homer.
Robert Jr. is working toward a return from a Grade 2 hip flexor strain.
Ippei Mizuhara will plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a sports-betting case in which prosecutors allege he stole nearly $17 million from the Japanese baseball player.
Imanaga limited the Padres to two runs in seven-plus innings Tuesday.
A thunderstorm heightened the drama of the final inning Tuesday.
Cease takes a 2.55 ERA into his start against the Cubs on Wednesday at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs also optioned outfielder Alexander Canario to Triple-A, put reliever Daniel Palencia on the 15-day IL and recalled reliever Keegan Thompson.
“Fortunate and blessed” outfielder is closing in on 10 years of service time.
“I don’t want to be scared to speak,” Ramos said.
Clevinger, who had a 3.77 ERA in 24 starts last season, re-signed with the Sox in April.
Steele held the Padres scoreless in 4 2/3 innings.
Notes: Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer discussed how to improve the bullpen, and right-hander Kyle Hendricks is headed to Triple-A Iowa for his next rehab start.
Ramos, who started for the first time, hit a sacrifice fly in his first MLB plate appearance, then added a single.
Sheets went 2-for-4 with two doubles against the Cardinals on Sunday.
The Cubs shortstop hit his first home run since April 25 on Sunday against the Brewers.
Sunday was Assad’s third career start pitching at least six scoreless innings.
The only way to get through this is with laughter, Sox fans.
In the eighth, Michael Busch tripled, and Wisdom, who had homered earlier, singled him home for the run that proved to be the difference in the Cubs’ 6-5 win.
Manager Craig Counsell said Suzuki likely will have a rehab assignment, but Bellinger might not. Both could be activated from the injured list this week.
Tommy Pham gave the Sox the lead with an RBI single. After a three-hour delay, Tanner Banks needed 39 seconds to strike out pinch hitter Ivan Herrera looking to end the game.
“We will be open-minded on anything to further set us up for future success,” general manager Chris Getz said.
Mendick will be out with a tight back.
The White Sox mustered three hits against Sonny Gray and the Cards’ bullpen.
Vaughn, who slumped most of April, entered Friday’s game in St. Louis batting .308 in his previous six games.
The Cubs (19-14) and Alzolay need to find answers to his struggles.
If any longtime watchers of the Cubs and Brewers didn’t know which manager was in which dugout Friday at Wrigley Field, they might have assumed the hotshot with the richest contract ever for a big-league skipper was still on the visitors’ side.