JUPITER, Fla. -- For the first time in 2018, Chris Sale worked with a runner on base. After managing a pair of quick outs to open Friday's game against the Marlins in Jupiter, the Red Sox ace gave up a lashing line drive from Starlin Castro to right field. In his Grapefruit League debut, Sale gathered himself.
The starting pitcher worked a pair of strikes against Justin Bour and then reared back. The lefty cranked a fastball by the Marlins first baseman. The radar at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium flashed 96 mph.