CHICAGO -- Chris Sale became the fifth White Sox pitcher since 1913 to win his first seven starts of a season with the South Siders' 7-2 victory over the Twins on Saturday night. Sale joins Eddie Cicotte (12, 1919), John Whitehead (eight, 1935), Jon Garland (eight, 2005) and Jack McDowell (seven, 1993) per STATS.
Sale also became the first starting pitcher to begin a season by winning each of his first seven decisions since Brandon Webb posted a 9-0 record in 2008, per MLB Network pregame notes. Sale allowed two runs over seven innings, matching a season high with nine strikeouts, while giving up three hits.