Chris Sale’s final spring training tune up brought a mixed bag of results, but an overall positive feeling as he heads into the regular season.
The Red Sox lefty gave up two runs (both earned) on five hits, two walks, a hit by pitch, and three strikeouts in five innings against the Twins on Sunday.
Sale was strong out of the gate. After getting a pair of Twins hitters to fly out, Sale walked Kyle Farmer before striking out former Red Sox catcher Christian Vázquez on three pitches. Sale used his breaking ball to freeze up Vazquez as he took strike three on the inside part of the plate.