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Sale to start season finale on Sunday
- Updated: September 30, 2016
CHICAGO — White Sox ace Chris Sale will make the start Sunday afternoon at U.S. Cellular Field in the season finale against the Twins, as announced by manager Robin Ventura Thursday.
“At first you can look at it like he doesn’t necessarily have to throw. But I think he wants to throw and that’s a good sign,” Ventura said. “He’s motivated to throw.
“We’re not doing it for numbers or anything, but he wants to throw. I think that’s part of his commitment to being a teammate and all that stuff. So we’ll have a pretty good lineup out there.”
Sale will be trying to join Jack McDowell (1993), LaMarr Hoyt (1983) and Early Wynn (1959) as American League Cy Young winners from the White Sox. Sale has finished in the top six of the AL voting every season from 2012-15.
His 5.3 fWAR puts Sale first among AL pitchers, with his 1.03 WHIP ranking third and his opponents average of .225 sitting fourth. Although he de-emphasized the strikeout this season, looking to get outs earlier in the count, Sale has still posted the second-highest single-season total of his career …
