The first pitch that Chad Pinder saw in the major leagues was a Chris Sale two-seam fastball that tailed out of the zone. This was followed by another two-seamer, but Sale's second offering caught a good chunk of the plate and Pinder took a stab at it, chopping a hard ground ball right back up in the middle into the outstretched glove on Sale's lanky arm for a 1-3 result in Pinder's first career at bat.
Pinder's second at bat showed off a good batter's eye as he was able to lay off of two tough sliders to work himself into a good hitter's count.