Strahm gets quick hook as Royals fall 8-3 to Red Sox

Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Matt Strahm hands the ball to manager Ned Yost as he comes out of the game during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox Tuesday, June 20, 2017, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chris Sale had just shut down one of the hottest teams in baseball, helping the banged-up Boston Red Sox take over sole possession of first place in the AL East for the first time all season.

And he looked as if he wanted to punch a wall.

Sale was two outs shy of his second consecutive complete game when Boston manager John Farrell trundled to the mound Tuesday night. But the left-hander’s pitch count had already reached 110 on…