Sale sticking to regular rest despite workload

CHICAGO — Chris Sale has thrown 120 pitches in each of his last two starts, matching a season high against the A’s and the Mariners while allowing three runs over 17 total innings.

Those two trips to the mound marked the fifth time in Sale’s career when he’s thrown 240 pitches or more in back-to-back starts. The White Sox ace had an extra day before taking the ball Friday night against the Mariners, but he is scheduled to return on regular rest Wednesday afternoon against Justin Verlander and the Tigers in Detroit despite the extra workload.

“I think he’ll stay in there,” White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. “That has been the biggest thing for him this year. He has been stronger in each of his starts.

“In the past, if he would have thrown this many pitches, you’d sit there and think there’s a chance of maybe giving him an extra day and sticking somebody in there, but he has been extremely strong every time he’s gone up there in pitch counts. It’s a testament to his conditioning and everything he’s done, and just being a little smarter about it and understanding what he needs to be able to get through …

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