It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. Chris Sale was on a historic path through the first half of the season, leading us to believe he had locked up the Cy Young Award by July. The ace of the Boston Red Sox was even being mentioned in MVP conversations. Then we reached the final stretch of the race and Sale’s campaign for the hardware came to a crashing end.
Sale lasted only five innings in what may end up being his final start of the season. He was blasted for five runs, tying a career-high with four home runs allowed, as the Toronto Blue Jays handed him his eighth loss of the season.