Chicago White Sox starter Davis Martin counts Dylan Cease and Michael Kopech among the many helpful pitchers early in his career.

“Those are the guys that I want to be for some of our younger guys now,” Martin said. “Just great minds, great friends. Just really felt like they welcomed me to the big leagues and made me feel like a part of the clubhouse.

“So a lot of the things I try to do as a professional stems from those two guys.”

Martin and Cease were the starting pitchers as the Sox began the final home series of the season Friday against the San Diego Padres.

Martin allowed three runs over six innings and earned the win as the Sox snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory in front of 30,505 at Rate Field.

“The goal going into the game was just attacking the zone,” M

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