The first postseason start of Dylan Cease’s career came in Chicago for the White Sox in 2021.

It was as forgettable as the two turns he took for the San Diego Padres last year in the National League Division Series — only that’s not how the 29-year-old right-hander approaches such things.

“It never really leaves; it’s part of your story and your history, I suppose,” Cease said. “But when a new season starts, it’s a new opportunity.”

Cease is hoping the slate feels just as clean this postseason, though he’s willing to take the momentum of his last month into Wednesday’s Game 2, win-or-go-home assignment against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

Although he finished with the third-highest ERA (4.55) of his career, Cease posted a 3.12 ERA in five starts in September, turned in a quality start in

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