Before Luke Maile’s heroic walk-off home run in the 12th inning of Friday night’s series opener at Rogers Centre, there was a quiet pitching duel. Chris Sale of the Boston Red Sox went nine innings, struck out 15, and allowed three earned runs on six hits. He finished the night with a game score of 82, which Fangraphs describes as “excellent”.
Coming into Friday night’s game, Sale had an ERA of 2.02 with a record of 3-1. He, along with former Blue Jay David Price spearhead a solid Red Sox rotation that will surely serve as a thorn in the collective sides of Blue Jay hitters all season.