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Another Sale gem, but another no-decision
- Updated: September 6, 2016
CHICAGO — The statistics compiled by Chris Sale over his past four starts scream out “White Sox ace” as well as “prime American League Cy Young contender.”
Sale has a 1.91 ERA during that stretch, adding the two runs he allowed over eight innings in Detroit’s 5-3 victory in 11 innings Monday at U.S. Cellular Field. He has worked 33 innings, reaching at least eight innings in four straight starts for the first time in his career, allowing 22 hits while striking out 36 and walking seven.
What these numbers shouldn’t indicate is a 1-1 individual record and a 1-3 team mark, which stands as the White Sox ledger over that stretch. Sale has gone against Justin Verlander twice and Felix Hernandez once in his past three starts, with the White Sox coming up a little bit short behind him.
“We’ve done a great job of battling those guys,” Sale said. “You’re talking about two of the best pitchers in the league over the last 10 years. You know what you’re getting when they come to town. Just try to be as good as you can and go from there.”
Verlander and Sale provided everything any fan of good pitching could have …
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