Red Sox ace Chris Sale will likely avoid Tommy John surgery, ESPN's Jeff Passan reports.
Sale was placed on the 10-day injured list with left elbow inflammation on Saturday. He was scheduled to spend the team's day off on Monday and sought a second opinion from renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews in Florida. The 30-year-old's visit with Andrews confirmed the inflammation diagnosis, according to Passan.
This season, Sale is 6-11 with a 4.4 ERA and 218 strikeouts.
The Red Sox took a three-game sweep over the Orioles this weekend to make up ground in the American League wild-card chase.