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Sale on aces with tonight’s MLB.TV slate
- Updated: April 26, 2016
Chris Sale will try to become the season’s first five-game winner today as he takes the mound for the White Sox opposite R.A. Dickey and the Blue Jays. The Chicago ace has impressed so far this year, going 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA through his first four starts.
Sale’s quest for five wins is just one of many intriguing matchups on tap for today, a 15-game slate that includes starts by Clayton Kershaw, David Price and Max Scherzer. Fans can catch all 30 clubs in action live on MLB.TV.
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Here’s what to watch for throughout the day (all times in ET):
Sale tries for five: CWS@TOR, 7:07 p.m. Sale has been at his best in his past two outings, allowing just one unearned run in 16-plus innings with no walks and 12 strikeouts. The left-hander will try to match his career-best 5-0 start from 2014 when he takes the mound at Rogers Centre tonight.
“Aces have always been those guys who extend winning streaks and stop losing streaks,” White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. “For [Sale], he’s right there as one of those guys. He’s as good as there is in the league.”
The Blue Jays will counter with Dickey, who is off to a slow start this season, but ended his last outing on a high note. After surrendering three runs in the first, he retired 15 of his next 16 batters to complete a season-high six innings.
Stat that matters: In his last two starts, opponents hit just .077/.094/.077 against Chris Sale. All three of those figures rank first in the Majors over the last two weeks.
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