Can Chris Sale Save Boston's Bacon?

Verducci: The Boston Red Sox and New York Mets Are Both in a Free FallSI's Tom Verducci weighs in the shared woes of the Red Sox and Mets over the last couple weeks.Volume 0%Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcutsKeyboard ShortcutsEnabledDisabledPlay/PauseSPACEIncrease Volume↑Decrease Volume↓Seek Forward→Seek Backward←Captions On/OffcFullscreen/Exit FullscreenfMute/UnmutemSeek %0-9Next UpThe Big Interview: Bryson DeChambeau08:19SettingsOffEnglishFont ColorWhiteFont Opacity100%Font Size100%Font FamilyArialCharacter EdgeNoneBackground ColorBlackBackground Opacity50%Window ColorBlackWindow Opacity0%ResetWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan100%75%25%200%175%150%125%100%75%50%ArialCourierGeorgiaImpactLucida ConsoleTahomaTimes New RomanTrebuchet MSVerdanaNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDrop ShadowWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan100%75%50%25%0%WhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyan100%75%50%25%0%0.5x1x1.25x1.5x2x facebook twitter Email Linkhttps://www.si.com/mlb/2021/08/12/chris-sale-return-red-sox-the-opener?jwsource=clCopied00:0001:3301:33Verducci: The Boston Red Sox and New York Mets Are Both in a Free FallWelcome to The Opener, where every weekday morning you’ll get a fresh, topical column to start your day from one of SI.com’s MLB writers.

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