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Chris Sale returned to where he began his major league career — and to some fundamentals that have made the left-hander one of baseball's premier pitchers. Sale snapped out of his early season funk to earn his first win with an impressive performance against his former team, tossing six scoreless innings of three-hit ball in the Boston Red Sox's 6-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Friday night. Sale (1-5) entered with a 6.30 ERA through six starts, but was dominant against Chicago in striking out a season-high 10. Continue to Article

May 04, 2019 1:00:am EST

Highlights from the Red Sox 6-1 win over the White Sox originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com FINAL SCORE: Red Sox 6, White Sox 1 IN BRIEF: Chris Sale pitched six shutout innings, allowed only three hits, and struck out ten White Sox hitters as the Red Sox were victorious Friday night, 6-1. Rafael Devers and Michael Chavis both homered in the win. HIGHLIGHTS: 1st inning Rafael Devers three-run home run (3-0 BOS) 6th inning Michael Chavis two-run home run (5-0 BOS) Mookie Betts RBI walk (6-0 BOS) 8th inning James McCann RBI single (6-1 BOS) UP NEXT @ White Sox, Saturday, 7:10 p.m. Continue to Article

May 03, 2019 11:26:pm EST

In an age of heavy bullpen usage, complete games are rare. Complete game shutouts with fewer than 100 pitches have always been rare. In so doing, Hendricks became the first dude in nearly seven years to throw a nine-inning shutout with so few pitches. Continue to Article

May 03, 2019 10:09:pm EST

For all the signs that the White Sox haven't quite lived up to the preseason expectations they laid out during spring training, they've won five of their last six games - with three walk-off wins in the last seven days - and could reach .500 against old mate Chris Sale on Friday. Really, the best it can offer for the time being is a mystery: What is this team? On the same day Nicky Delmonico hit a three-run home run to walk off the reigning World Series champion Boston Red Sox, Tim Anderson was rewarded for a stellar start with American League Player of the Month honors. Continue to Article

May 03, 2019 1:05:am EST