Blue Jays’ Dylan Cease first to log at least 7 Ks in 19 consecutive starts during a season since Randy Johnson in 2001

The race for this year’s AL Cy Young Award is heating up. There was no cease fire on Friday night.

While New York Yankees right-handed pitcher Cam Schlittler delivered eight strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball during a series-opening 1-0 win over the rival Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays righty Dylan Cease matched with eight Ks of his own.

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Schlittler, 25, eclipsed the 200-punchout barrier — joining Cease in that rare August air — however, Cease made some swing-and-miss history amid an 8-1 victory over the Seattle

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