Chris Sale was put on the 10-day disabled list yesterday with mild inflammation in his left shoulder.
Obviously, this is disconcerting, even though the Red Sox have a better record this year when Sale is not pitching.
Red Sox With Sale: 14- 8, .636 Red Sox Without Sale: 61-26, .701
I am confident that the Red Sox are exercising an extraordinary amount of caution in this case. Sure, there could be something wrong, but we have seen or heard no indication of troubles - and Sale has been remarkable over his last six starts: 0.