CHRIS SALE NEWS

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BALTIMORE (AP) Chris Sale struck out 13 to become the first AL pitcher in 18 years to reach the 300 mark, and the Boston Red Sox clinched a playoff berth hours after beating the...

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Sale reaches 300 Ks, Red Sox clinch after blanking Orioles (Sep 20, 2017)

BALTIMORE (AP) Chris Sale was at his very best - right down to his momentous last pitch - in another meaningful victory for the Boston Red...

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Sale reaches 300 strikeouts for Red Sox

BALTIMORE (AP) Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale has become the first AL pitcher in 18 years to record 300 strikeouts in a season.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Sale shuts out Rays for 6; Pedroia hits homer as Sox win 9-0 (Sep 09, 2017)

BOSTON (AP) For a change, Boston's hitters made it a much easier night for Chris Sale.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Rays overwhelmed by Chris Sale in lopsided loss to Red Sox

The Tampa Bay Rays struggle to solve the lefty in Saturday's loss in Boston.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Boston's Sale looks regain early-season form against Rays (Sep 09, 2017)

BOSTON -- There was a time earlier this season when people were talking about Chris Sale as a candidate to win both the Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player Award.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

Sale and 2 relievers toss 4-hitter, Red Sox beat Jays 3-0 (Aug 29, 2017)

TORONTO (AP) Roughed up in Cleveland his last time out, Boston's Chris Sale couldn't wait to get back on the mound.

AUGUST 30, 2017

Red Sox's Sale aims to rebound against Blue Jays (Aug 29, 2017)

TORONTO -- While the Toronto Blue Jays continue to try to catch lightning in a bottle with their rotation on Tuesday, the Boston Red Sox will send out pure electricity on the moun...

AUGUST 29, 2017

Battered Indians go against Boston's Sale in finale (Aug 24, 2017)

CLEVELAND -- What's left of the Cleveland Indians will host the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night in the finale of a four-game series at Progressive Field.

AUGUST 24, 2017

Pomeranz thriving as Red Sox face Yankees (Aug 18, 2017)

BOSTON -- Chris Sale has gotten most of the attention but Drew Pomeranz has quietly put together a strong season and has developed into the Boston Red Sox's No. 2 starter.

AUGUST 18, 2017

Sale strikes out 13 Rays, Red Sox win seventh straight, 2-0 (Aug 08, 2017)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Working on six days' rest, Chris Sale followed up his worst start of the season with one of his best.

AUGUST 9, 2017

Rays can't stop Chris Sale despite strong outing by Pruitt

The Tampa Bay Rays lost 2-0 to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night behind 13 K's throughout 8 innings by Chris Sale.

AUGUST 9, 2017

Indians fall 12-10 to Red Sox in wild, walk-off heartbreaker

The Tribe rallied to take a 10-9 lead in the top of the 9th, but the Red Sox returned the favor in the bottom half.

AUGUST 2, 2017

LEADING OFF: Trading places all over, Sale sharp for Bosox

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AUGUST 1, 2017

Sale blanks Angels for 6 innings in Boston's 6-2 win (Jul 21, 2017)

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) A pitcher dreams of starts like this, his team giving him a big early lead before he even throws a pitch. Of course,...

JULY 22, 2017

Jays avoid Sale, face Fister in series finale vs. Red Sox (Jul 20, 2017)

BOSTON -- The struggling Toronto Blue Jays may well have dodged a bullet when the Boston Red Sox announced this week that ace Chris Sale was not going to pitch the series finale T...

JULY 20, 2017

AL's Chris Sale, NL's Max Scherzer to start All-Star Game

MIAMI (AP) In a year when it seems just about everyone is a power hitter, Chris Sale and Max Scherzer know what awaits in Tuesday night's...

JULY 10, 2017

Salvy to bat eighth for AL in matchup of Sale vs. Scherzer

American League and National League All-Star starting lineups are announced

JULY 10, 2017

LEADING OFF: Stanton, Judge set for All-Star Home Run Derby

A look at what's happening all around the majors today:

JULY 10, 2017

Rookie Jake Faria tops Boston's Chris Sale in Rays' 4-1 win (Jul 06, 2017)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) For a change, the story with Chris Sale on Thursday night wasn't all the bats he missed, but the ones he didn't.

JULY 7, 2017

LEADING OFF: Sale's All-Star tuneup, final fan voting wraps

A look at what's happening all around the majors today:

JULY 6, 2017

Sale pitches 7 shutout innings, Red Sox beat Blue Jays 7-1 (Jul 01, 2017)

TORONTO (AP) Chris Sale's latest gem got the Red Sox to the midway point with their best record of the season.

JULY 1, 2017

Chris Sale Wants to Stay with Chicago White Sox

Despite an occasionallytumultuous season, Chris Sale has expressed a desire to remain with the Chicago White Sox. Should the team still expl...

JUNE 30, 2017