Sale cares more about Sox than stats amidst rocky stretch

MIAMI — The final line for Chris Sale during a 5-4 White Sox loss to the Marlins Sunday afternoon showed five runs on eight hits over 6 2/3 innings for the five-time All-Star.

Sale didn’t really care about those numbers. He was bothered much more by the “L” attached to the White Sox on a game in which he started.

“I just know I’m not winning games, and that’s what I’m supposed to do,” said Sale, who threw 110 pitches while striking out seven and walking one. “I’ve got to be better. I have to win games for this team, no doubt.

“I’m not really doing too much to help. It [stinks]. You try to do your job and go out and try to win your team a game, and you don’t do that and it’s frustrating. It would be frustrating for anybody.”

What’s really frustrating and extremely surprising for one of the game’s best pitchers is that Sale now has gone six starts without a victory since winning at Houston on July 2. During that stretch, Sale has allowed 20 earned runs on 38 hits over 40 2/3 innings, working out to a 0-4 record with two no-decisions and a 4.43 ERA. Chicago has …

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