The Red Sox are in third place with a 19-14 record as they face the 15-17 Philadelphia Phillies this weekend. Fresh off a sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston is riding high.
It’s a Sale day. Chris Sale has just completed a bad start sandwich surrounding a 5-run, five-inning performance against the Baltimore Orioles with two gems: 6-innings, 1 run, 11 strikeouts against the Minnesota Twins and 6.1 innings, 1 runs 5 Ks against the Cleveland Guardians. Is this the real Sale? Is he turning back into the ace?