Chris Sale’s recent stretch has been so uncharacteristic that he earned the loss in consecutive starts in the last week for the first time since July-August 2013
The White Sox left-hander has given up 20 earned runs over his four starts since the All-Star break, including seven earned runs in each of his losses to the Red Sox and Rays. He has a 7.61 ERA so far in the second half, compared with a 2.72 ERA over 17 starts in the first half.
The Sox have had to give Sale rest in past seasons to deal with arm soreness and fatigue, but manager Robin Ventura said he doesn’t expect to skip one of Sale’s starts at this time.