Chris

Sale

Sale issued a pair of free passes on the night while punching out six. All of the damage done against the 37-year-old left-hander came in the third inning, on run-scoring singles by Charlie McAdoo and Myles Straw. There were plenty of other baserunners against Sale in the contest, but he was able to keep them at bay. He generated 13 whiffs on 108 offerings on the night, posting a CSW of 32 percent. He’ll try to get back in the win column as he carries an outstanding 2.23 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and an 86/19 K/BB ratio (72 2/3 innings) into Wednesday’s battle against the White Sox in Chicago.

The 37-year-old southpaw struck out eight batters on the night while issuing three walks. The Red Sox scratched out a pair of runs against him in the fourth inning — on an RBI double by Caleb Durbin and an RBI single by Jarren Duran — but aside from that, Sale was in complete command. He got 17 whiffs on 96 pitches on the night, posting a strong CSW of 33 percent. Now 8-3 on the season, he’ll bring a dazzling 2.01 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and an 80/17 K/BB ratio (67 innings) into Wednesday’s battle against the Blue Jays.

Sale is on another level right now. The Marlins squeaked out a run via a sac fly in the first inning and from that point forward he faced just two batters over the minimum. His slider was especially lethal, forcing 14 of his 18 swings-and-misses as the Marlins helplessly flailed at it low and below the zone. Apart from an odd blow-up against the Angels in early April, Sale has allowed two or fewer runs and completed at least six innings in every start this year. In total, he has a 1.89 ERA plus 72 strikeouts and just 14 walks in 62 innings this season. He’s still firmly one of the best few pitchers in the game and is scheduled for a two-start week coming up against the Red Sox and Reds with both starts coming on the road.

The 37-yeear-old southpaw racked up eight strikeouts on the night while issuing a pair of walks. The lone tally against him came in his final inning of work as Ian Happ worked a leadoff walk, advanced on a fielder’s choice, took third on an error and then scored the game’s first run on a bounce out off the bat of Matt Shaw. Sale got 16 whiffs on 100 pitches on the evening — eight of those on his slider — while posting a strong CSW of 32 percent. He has been as good as advertised through his first nine starts on the season, going 6-3 with a minuscule 1.96 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and a 64/14 K/BB ratio across 55 innings. He’ll try to get back in the win column when he takes on the Marlins in Miami on Tuesday.

Sale did his part in striking out seven and amassing 17 whiffs, but the Braves couldn’t support him tonight like they have for much of the season. As a result, he dropped to 6-2 with a 2.20 ERA. He’ll take on the Cubs as the Braves continue this rough stretch of the schedule next week.

Sale was exceptional, generating 20 swings-and-misses while giving up just two hits and three walks. The left-hander did allow six hard-hit balls, but it sure didn’t feel like it while throwing 70-of-102 pitches for strikes. That’s 20 strikeouts over his last two games, and his ERA has dwindled to 2.14 with a 49/12 K/BB ratio. Sale has a marquee matchup coming Friday, as he’ll take on the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

The 37-year-old southpaw allowed just one hit on the afternoon — a two-out single by Trea Turner in the third inning — while issuing two free passes and hitting a batter. The only real threat against him came in the third inning as with two outs he plunked Rafael Marchan, allowed a single to Trea Turner and walked Kyle Schwarber to load the bases. Not to worry though, as he punched out Bryce Harper to quell the threat. Sale got 15 swings and misses on 100 pitches on the day — seven of them on his slider — while posting a CSW of 30 percent. He’ll look to further improve upon his elite 2.31 ERA and 0.91 WHIP when he does battle against the Rockies in Colorado on Saturday.

Sale was in total control tonight, throwing 73 of his 101 pitches for strikes. He allowed five hits, but only four hard-hit balls, none of which checked in at over 99 mph. Even the homer against him was just a 348-footer. The win makes him 4-1 with a 2.79 ERA. He’s due to face the Nationals on Thursday.

Sale allowed eight hits, but only Rhys Hoskins’ homer in the sixth mattered, and the Braves had a 9-0 lead before that happened. Sale was again right around 96 mph with his fastball tonight. He slipped to 92.5 mph while ill in his second start of the year, but he’s been right near 96 in his other three starts. He’ll likely make his next start in Philadelphia on Saturday.

Sale’s velocity was up to 95.8 mph — up from the 94.5 he averaged in the previous outings — and he was able to generate a solid 12 whiffs on 38 swings. The command just wasn’t there from the jump, as he gave up homers to Zach Neto and Jo Adell while allowing five hits and a pair of walks. A disappointing effort, but one that shouldn’t worry fantasy managers too much. He’ll pitch Sunday night against the Guardians, and absolutely should be in lineups for that outing.