Chris Sale / Austin Pruitt
Over his career, Chris Sale has struck out 5.07 batters for every walk, which is the best ratio in major league history. Tommy Bond is second on the all-time list at 5.04. Bond threw his last pitch in 1884. During that decade, a pitcher needed to throw anywhere from six to nine balls for a walk, instead of the current four.
The Red Sox have had three six-game winning streaks this year: May 21-27, June 29-July 4, and July 31-August 6. They will try to win their seventh in a row tonight.