Cora: Sale's issues are mechanics, not health

MLB Central on Chris Sale BOSTON -- Though lefty ace Chris Sale created some concern with a dip in velocity and some command problems on Wednesday in his final start of the regular season, manager Alex Cora is confident the fix is a relatively manageable one that has nothing to do with health.

Instead it has everything to do with the extension Sale isn't getting on his pitches.

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"It's a big difference with him. Think about him extending, regardless of the velocity, it's a different angle, and with him and the kid from Tampa, [Blake] Snell, they are the most uncomfortable angle from the left side in the big leagues," said Cora. "So when he can create that -- it's more…