Red-hot Dylan Cease aims to pitch Padres past Pirates

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July was a month to remember for San Diego Padres ace Dylan Cease. The right-hander will look to keep the good times rolling when he takes the mound against the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game set on Tuesday.

Cease (11-8, 3.42 ERA), who was named the National League Pitcherof the Month for July, went 4-2 with a 2.35 ERA last month while holding hitters to