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Four people were shot and wounded Sunday on the Far South Side.

Just after 12:25 a.m., three men and a woman were standing outside a residence in the 1300 block of East 75th Street when they were struck by gunfire, Chicago Police said.

A 35-year-old and 45-year-old man were both shot in the arm and leg while a 30-year-old woman and 31-year-old man were both shot in the leg, police said.

All self-transported to University of Chicago Medical Center where their conditions were stabilized, police said.

No one was in custody.

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A man was fatally shot Saturday in a drive-by in Hyde Park on the Far South Side.

Around 8:15 p.m., the victim, 25, was standing on the sidewalk in the 800 block of East 54th Street when a white-colored vehicle drove up and someone inside opened fire, Chicago Police said.

He was shot in the torso and taken to University of Chicago Medical Center where he later died, police said.

No one was in custody.

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A 17-year-old was shot driving in Little Village Sunday on the West Side.

He was driving east on 21st Street when someone wearing all black opened fire and struck him in the back, Chicago Police said.

The victim self-transported to Stroger Hospital where he was treated and released, police said.

No one was in custody.

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A man was shot and critically wounded Sunday while driving on the Near North Side.

The victim, 34, was driving just after 2:15 a.m. in the 400 block of East Illinois Street when a possible grey sedan drove up and someone inside opened fire, Chicago Police said.

He was struck in the abdomen and was driven by a relative in the car with him to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he was listed in critical condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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Three teens were shot and wounded Sunday in West Chesterfield on the South Side.

Three males, 15, 16 and 19, were discovered at a gas station with gunshot wounds just after 2 a.m. in the first block of East 87th Street, Chicago Police said.

The 15-year-old and 16-year-old were shot in the foot and hand respectively, and the 19-year-old was shot in the lower backside, police said.

All three were taken to Comer Children’s Hospital where their conditions were stabilized, police said.

About three minutes earlier, a man was killed and a woman injured in Chatham about two miles north.

A 33-year-old man and 34-year-old woman were among a group of people just before 2 a.m. in the 7500 block of South Saint Lawrence Avenue when someone opened fire, police said.

The man was shot in the chest and was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center where he died, police said. He has not yet been identified.

The woman was shot in the leg and was also taken to University of Chicago where her condition was stabilized, police said.

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One person was killed and another wounded Sunday in a shooting in Chatham on the South Side.

A 33-year-old man and 34-year-old woman were among a group of people just before 2 a.m. in the 7500 block of South Saint Lawrence when someone opened fire, Chicago Police said.

The man was shot in the chest and was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center where he died, police said. He has not yet been identified.

The woman was shot in the leg and was also taken to University of Chicago where her condition was stabilized, police said.

No one was in custody.

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A man was shot and seriously wounded in a drive-by shooting Sunday in North Kenwood on the South Side.

Just before 1 a.m., the victim, 24, was walking in the 4600 block of South Ellis Avenue when someone inside a passing black sedan opened fire, Chicago Police said.

He was struck multiple times in his body and was driven by an acquaintance to University of Chicago Medical Center where he was listed in serious condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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A man was shot while standing in an alley Saturday in Englewood on the South Side.

Around 10:50 p.m., he was standing in an alley in the 7000 block of South Green Street when a someone approached and opened fire, Chicago Police said.

The victim was struck in the leg and taken to University of Chicago Medical Center where his condition was stabilized, police said.

The offender is between five-foot-nine and five-foot-ten, 180-190 pounds and wearing all black, according to a police description.

No one was in custody.

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A 17-year-old boy was among three people seriously wounded in an apartment shooting Saturday in West Woodlawn on the South Side.

Around 11:35 p.m., two males and a woman were at an apartment building in the 6200 block of South Rhodes Avenue when someone opened fire, Chicago Police said.

The teen was inside the building in the hallway when he was shot in the shoulder, hand and leg, a 55-year-old man was inside the apartment on the stairs when he was shot in his leg and a 49-year-old woman was outside on the steps when she was shot in the torso, police said.

The man and woman were taken to University of Chicago Medical Center where they were listed in serious condition, police said.

The teen was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was also listed in serious condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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White Sox right-hander Dylan Cease is on his way to putting together one of the quietest 200-strikeout seasons in a long time.

With his six strikeouts in the Sox’ 7-5 loss Saturday to the Yankees, Cease now has 165 for the season. That puts him ahead of left-hander Carlos Rodon for the most in the Sox’ rotation and puts him fifth on the list of all starters across the majors.

The Yankees-Sox series has had a playoff atmosphere, complete with late-inning drama in the first two games.

”This game today, it makes you feel really excited and proud to have this uniform on,” Sox manager Tony La Russa said of his team’s fight despite the loss. ”You could see clearly that both teams are putting a lot of importance on competing and winning the game, and that makes for the best entertainment.”

Looking ahead, Cease might play an important role on the Sox’ postseason pitching staff. He has been a workhorse. After his start Saturday, he has thrown the second-most innings on the staff (124 2/3 ) behind right-hander Lucas Giolito.

Cease’s outing against the Yankees pushed his streak to seven consecutive starts with three runs allowed or fewer, dating to July 5. He threw five innings and held the Yankees to three runs, even though they put balls in the air on a lot of hard contact.

Cease threw 62 of his 103 pitches for strikes and allowed only four baserunners, all on hits.

The Yankees got to Cease early, scoring two runs in the first on a sacrifice fly by Aaron Judge and a solo home run by Joey Gallo. Cease gave up another run in the third, when Brett Gardner hit a two-out triple and scored on a double by Judge.

Otherwise, Cease posted three-up, three-down frames in the second and fifth innings and allowed only one baserunner in his last two innings.

Cease said he didn’t feel like his off-speed pitches were working, but he adjusted and attacked with his velocity.

”I’ve got a couple of ways I can attack batters,” Cease said. ”Days where I’m not spinning it quite as well, I can tap the fastball.”

Offensively, the Sox supported Cease’s efforts, scoring a run in each of the first three innings. Tim Anderson scored on a double by Jose Abreu in the first, Luis Robert hit a solo homer in the second and Cesar Hernandez scored on Abreu’s second double of the night in the third.

A homer by Judge off Craig Kimbrel in the eighth gave the Yankees a 4-3 lead, but Abreu forced extra innings with a solo homer off Chad Green with two outs in the ninth.

In the top of the 10th, Liam Hendriks gave up three runs, two of them on a homer to Gallo — the 11th homer he has allowed this season — putting the Sox down 7-4. They scored once and loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the 10th, but Tim Anderson grounded into a force to end it.

The Sox’ starting rotation has been one of the strongest in baseball. As a group, Sox starters had the highest strikeout rate in the American League (27.4%) entering play Saturday and trailed only the Dodgers in the majors. Their .217 batting average allowed was the lowest in the AL and third-lowest in the majors.

The Sox’ rotation is posting numbers like this largely because of the seasons that right-hander Lance Lynn and Rodon are having, but Cease’s performance has been nearly commensurate with theirs.

If there’s a shortcoming in Cease’s game, it might be his efficiency. He has gone into the seventh inning in only two of his 24 starts, and his 103 pitches marked the fifth time he has needed at least 100 in a start this season.

But Cease is showing signs of improvement there. His walk rate (9.5%) and WHIP (1.27) are the lowest of his career, and his average number of pitches thrown per plate appearance is creeping down, too. Before his start Saturday, he was averaging 4.13 pitches per plate appearance, down from 4.24 in 2020.

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