In his first loss, Sale shoulders all the blame

CHICAGO — There wasn’t much gray area to interpret in regard to Chris Sale’s feelings concerning his performance during the White Sox 6-2 loss to the Indians on Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field, ending Sale’s streak of nine straight wins to start the season.

“I stunk. I was bad. I was terrible. Embarrassing, quite honestly,” said Sale, after allowing six runs on seven hits and four walks over 3 1/3 innings and 89 pitches. “It’s tough to go out and go 3 1/3. You leave your team in a tough position, especially after a doubleheader.

“That’s what gets me the most. We played two [Monday]. I had to be big for the guys tonight and was the exact opposite.

“We didn’t lose. I lost this game,” Sale said after his shortest outing since Sept. 13, 2015, against the Twins, in which he allowed six runs. “Tonight was on me, 100 percent. No doubt. No way around it. I stunk. I was bad.”

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