Chris Sale allowed a run on four hits, struck out five and didn't walk a batter in four innings against the Miami Marlins in his first Grapefruit League start of the spring on Friday in Jupiter, Fla.
The Red Sox lefty ace's fastball topped out at 97 mph. He threw 58 pitches, 41 for strikes.
The Marlins' run off Sale came on a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning by Justin Bour that scored Derek Dietrich who had led off with a double.