Welcome back, Chris Sale! We've really missed you.
The slim lefty (6-3-0-1-10, 104) averaged 93-94 with his fastballs on Friday night, hitting a high of 97 with his four-seamer. He was not quite the Super Ace; he hit two batters and topped 100 pitches in six innings (23-11-10 23-17-20). But he had a nice fastball-slider combo going and that was great to see.
It was also great to see Rafael Devers crushing his first home run of the year, a 436-foot shot to dead center for three runs in the first inning. The rally grew out of nothing, with two outs and no one on.