No matter if he pitched in Tuesday’s All-Star Game or not, Chris Sale’s next turn wouldn’t be any earlier than it is when he starts on Sunday.
With a heavy workload over the first half of the season, including 13 straight starts of at least 108 pitches, the White Sox intended to use the four-day off layoff as a built-in break for their ace.
Not only does Sale -- who is 8-4 with a 2.72 ERA in 17 starts -- still get to face the first-place Kansas City Royals, he does so with seven days in between starts after he beat the Cubs last Saturday at Wrigley.