NEW YORK -- Given a chance to close out the American League Division Series, manager Alex Cora turned to his best starting pitcher.
Hours after saying he would only deploy Chris Sale in a situation that "is too perfect," Cora used Sale -- the Red Sox's potential Game 5 starter -- to record three outs in the eighth as a bridge to closer Craig Kimbrel.
Boston's Game 1 starter, Sale threw 93 pitches Friday at Fenway Park, after shoulder inflammation limited him to 17 innings over the final two months of the regular season.