In Return From Injury, Sale Hands Orioles Tenth Straight Loss

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August 14, 2021 astatine 7:38 pm

BOSTON (AP) — Bolstered by Chris Sale’s archetypal large league quality successful conscionable implicit 2 years, the Boston Red Sox deed 5 homers portion pounding Baltimore 16-2 connected Saturday, handing the Orioles their 10th consecutive loss.

The 32-year-old Sale completed his instrumentality from Tommy John country by pitching 5 innings, giving up 2 runs connected consecutive homers by Austin Hays and Trey Mancini successful the third. Relying mostly connected his crisp slider, the lanky left-hander struck retired 8 and walked none.

Rafael Devers got Boston disconnected to a accelerated commencement with a three-run homer successful the archetypal against Jorge López (3-13). J.D. Martinez deed a three-run homer and Bobby Dalbec added a solo changeable during a seven-run 5th inning — close aft Sale near to a large ovation.

Dalbec deed his 2nd solo homer an inning later, and Hunter Renfroe connected successful the eighth.

When Sale finished the fifth, helium was greeted with a handshake, past a hug from manager Alex Cora.

The seven-time All-Star past pitched successful the majors erstwhile helium started connected Aug. 13, 2019. He had country connected his 31st day — March 30, 2020 — and missed past year’s pandemic-shortened season.

Sale’s instrumentality created an electrical ambiance connected a steamy afternoon. Many of the fans were connected their feet erstwhile Hays foul-tipped Sale’s 94.2 mph archetypal pitch.

Devers finished with 4 RBIs. Alex Verdugo deed 4 singles for Boston, and Kiké Hernández scored 4 times.

WARMUP MOMENTS

When Sale walked to the bullpen to lukewarm up, helium was greeted with cheers. Many fans clamored for a bully look, trying to get adjacent the bullpen, and were taking cell-phone photos and videos, cheering astir each pitch. When helium was done, helium gave catcher Christian Vázquez a large hug earlier pumping fists with the remainder of the members of the squad retired determination and walking to the dugout to a large ovation.

TOP HEAVY

Boston’s archetypal 4 hitters started the crippled 11 for 11 with 7 RBIs and 8 runs earlier they made an out.

MILESTONE DAY

Boston’s Xander Bogaerts made his 1,000th commencement astatine shortstop. He went 3 for 3, scored doubly and drove successful 2 runs.

SERIES BREAKER

Boston captured its archetypal bid since taking 3 of 4 from the Yankees from July 22-25.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Orioles: OF Cedric Mullins, who has a 20-game hitting streak, got the time off. … Manager Brandon Hyde said LHP Bruce Zimmermann had a “training country accident,” explaining helium sprained his ankle doing exercises.

Red Sox: Cora gave OF/DH Kyle Schwarber the time disconnected aft helium made his debut a nighttime earlier. “We’ve got to instrumentality attraction of him,” Cora said. Schwarber was retired with a strained close hamstring since July 2 and missed 2 weeks aft helium was acquired from Washington. Cora said he’ll beryllium successful the lineup Sunday and, aft the nine is disconnected Monday, play successful 1 oregon 2 games of a doubleheader astatine Yankee Stadium. … Vázquez was reinstated from the bereavement database and was down the plate. … Sale was activated from the 60-day injured database earlier the crippled with C Connor Wong and RHP Yacksel Rios some optioned to Triple-A. … Martinez was backmost successful aft a time off.

UP NEXT

LHP Keegan Akin (0-6, 8.23 ERA) is slated to commencement for the Orioles successful the bid finale connected Sunday day against Red Sox LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (8-6, 5.24 ERA).

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