Now in his fifth season with the White Sox, Sale has grown into Chicago's reliable ace. Thursday night was no exception. The southpaw built a no hitter into the sixth inning and ended the night with 10 strikeouts, and only one earned run allowed over seven innings.
Boston's Jon Lester was also working a perfect game until it was broken up in the sixth inning by Tyler Flowers. On the other hand, Sale's bid for a no hitter was broken up by a solo shot courtesy of Xander Bogaerts
"It’s kind of who is going to crack first. I think I lost that one by about 490 feet," said Sale, the two time All Star.
Unfortunately in what has become a common situation for Sale, the White Sox were unable to provide much run support. Adam Eaton's RBI single in the sixth inning scored Chicago's lone run of the contest.
"I don’t think we got outpitched or outhit," Sale said. "We got outlucked I think."
Sale threw out a career high 127 pitches and has now gone over 100 pitches in every outing this season. His 10 strikeouts also gave him his 11th career double digit strike out outing - good for fifth in White Sox history.
"That’s what I’m supposed to do, especially after a night like last night," Sale said.
Despite another phenomenal start from Sale, Chicago fell, 3-1, to Boston. He maintains a 3-0 record and 2.30 ERA for the 2014 season.
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