The Boston Red Sox placed star pitcher Chris Sale on the 10-day disabled list with left shoulder inflammation, the team announced Saturday.
Reliever Brandon Workman took Sale's place on the 25-man roster.
The 29-year-old Sale has been nothing short of superb for Boston in two seasons. In 2017, he went 17-8 with a 2.90 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and a whopping 308 strikeouts in 214.1 innings. That didn't translate to the postseason, however—he gave up nine earned runs in 9.2 innings across two appearances (one start) as the Red Sox were eliminated in five games by the Houston Astros in an American League Division Series.