BOSTON — Chris Sale wanted to take it all in. He has a new outlook on his big-league career.
Bolstered by Sale’s first major-league appearance in two years, the Boston Red Sox hit five homers while pounding the Baltimore Orioles 16-2 on Saturday, handing the Orioles their 10th straight loss.
“When I stepped out of the dugout, I knew there was going to be something, I wasn’t expecting all that,” Sale said. “I was just trying to soak in moments. This isn’t going to last forever.”
Sale, 32, completed his return from Tommy John surgery by pitching five innings, giving up two runs on consecutive homers by Austin Hays and Trey Mancini in the third.