Chris Sale’s second start of spring training went as well as anyone could’ve asked for.
The southpaw struck out five hitters and allowed just one hit and no walks while pitching three scoreless innings in the Red Sox’ exhibition game against the Twins on Saturday.
Of the five strikeouts, four them came swinging. Sale got two hitters to strike out swinging with his slider and put down three hitters with his fastball, which moved in the low-to-mid 90s in speed on Saturday. His fastest pitch was actually his last pitch – a 95 mph fastball that Kyle Garlick whiffed at.