Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale struck out five batters, but struggled with his command at times in Wednesday’s rehab start for the Worcester Red Sox.
Sale — who is bouncing back from a stress fracture in his right rib cage — pitched 3.2 innings and allowed three hits and five walks to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders. Here are five things we learned from what will likely be Sale’s final tune-up before he rejoins the big-league club.
Sale threw some very encouraging pitches
Sale started the game with a 97 mph fastball. In the second inning, he threw the type of slider that helped earn him a five-year, $145 million deal — slicing across the plate and ducking under a swinging bat.