BOSTON -- The question was about Chris Sale and where the Boston Red Sox might be now if they hadn't traded for him back in December.
But manager John Farrell had another ace lefty on his mind Wednesday afternoon.
"He's here," Farrell said of Sale, "and soon David Price will be back. We didn't envision not having David Price. As much as you say not having Chris Sale, we envisioned having David Price. And that day is getting closer."
Just maybe not as close as the Red Sox thought.
Sale pitched, in his words, "probably pretty mediocre" Wednesday night at Fenway Park in a 9-4 victory over the Texas Rangers that gave the Red Sox their first three-game winning streak since a four-game surge April 15-18.