FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Left-hander Chris Sale left his final Spring Training start in the top of the first inning with a left hip contusion after getting hit by a line drive off the bat of Houston's J.D. Davis. He will be further evaluated.
Sale, the Red Sox's scheduled Opening Day starter, had thrown just 26 pitches, 16 for strikes, facing four batters. He had recorded two outs with one hit, one walk and one strikeout.
Sale, who finished second in American League Cy Young Award voting last season, immediately crumpled to the ground after being hit.