Boston Herald · Mar 17, 2017
Red Sox notebook: Fired-up Chris Sale socks self after fielding gaffe
Credit: Getty ImagesFORT MYERS — Chris Sale had the strongest reaction last night not to his pitching, but his fielding.
Sale failed to cover first base in the fourth inning, his last in a 4-3 Red Sox win over the Pirates at JetBlue Park.
“That’s stupid,” said Sale, who punched himself on the head with the ball afterward. “That’s what we’re here for. We’ve done that 400,000 times since we’ve been here, covering first base. A ball hit over there, cover first base. That’s just a stupid mistake on my part. I’ve got to be better than that, even here. There’s no excuse for that, at all.”
The lefty worked up to 74 pitches, 48 strikes, while allowing seven hits and three runs in four innings.
