Boston Red Sox: Chris Sale not sharp, but victory still sweet in Chicago
Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale wasn’t his typical dominant self in his return to Chicago against his former team, but was still happy to get the win.
Mama said there would be games like these and for Boston Red Sox lefty Chris Sale, Tuesday night in Chicago was one of those games.
In the team’s 13-7 victory over the White Sox, Sale was roughed up against his former team. The anticipated pitchers’ duel against Jose Quintana turned into a slugfest, but with the lack of run support Sale has gotten from the Red Sox’ offense this season, it is only fitting that the bats carried him when his arm wasn’t as dominant.
There will be other ugly games for Chris Sale. As much as fans would love to get spoiled by the 10-plus strikeout games, the man is human and won’t have it some days. He knows this, which is why the power surge put on by the Red Sox Tuesday night made Sale as satisfied with the win as he would be if he blanked his former team.
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"“I wasn’t smiling a whole lot tonight, that’s for sure,” Sale sad after the game, via CSNNE.com. “I kept them to a touchdown. I didn’t let them get the extra point. But no, it is what it is. I stunk tonight. I know it’s a big deal because I’m facing my old team and this is where I played and all that stuff, but I was just bad. I really was. And my guys picked me up tonight.That says a lot. For me to be able to walk out of this building with my chin up in a good mood, good spirits, music playing in the locker room after the game, I had nothing to do with that. And that says a lot about my teammates and who we got in that clubhouse.”"
Overall, Chris Sale nearly squandered a 4-0 lead in the second inning and a 7-3 lead. He gave up six runs and pitched just well enough to keep his team ahead. Despite the fact he was roughed up, those are the kind of games that make an ace an ace.
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