One day after he lasted just four innings and pitched with diminished velocity in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series against the Astros, Red Sox lefthander Chris Sale reported a stomach illness on Sunday afternoon and was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital for observation, the team announced. Sale was slated to remain at MGH overnight for further evaluation.
Sale also had a startling lack of command during stretches of his Game 1 start, in which his four-seam fastball averaged 92.0 miles per hour and he walked four batters (tied for his most in any outing as a member of the Red Sox) while hitting another with a pitch.