Red Sox Hope To Have Chris Sale Throw Bullpen During Game 3; Status For Game 5 Still Unknown
Chris Sale is rejoining the Red Sox in Houston ahead of Tuesday's Game 3 of the ALCS, but manager Alex Cora wants to give fans a heads up.
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Chris Sale is rejoining the Red Sox in Houston ahead of Tuesday's Game 3 of the ALCS, but manager Alex Cora wants to give fans a heads up.
Alex Bregman gave the Red Sox plenty of bulletin board material for Tuesday night's Game 3 of the ALCS.
As the ALCS shifts to Houston tied up at a game apiece, the Boston Red Sox will turn to one of their more-trusted starters for Tuesday night's Game 3.
Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale was released from the hospital Monday and will rejoin the team in Houston before Game 3 of the AL Championship Series.
The Red Sox got some baby steps from David Price, but the bullpen took a giant step in the right direction in their Game 2 win over the Astros.
The Red Sox and Astros will head to Houston with their ALCS all tied at a game apiece.
Follow along for all the updates from Game 2 of the ALCS between the Red Sox and Astros at Fenway Park.
Chris Sale did not pitch up to his own lofty standards in Saturday night's Game 1 loss to Houston, but there may have been a reason.
It wasn't pretty. Here are a few random thoughts on the Red Sox 7-2 Game 1 ALCS loss to the Astros Saturday night at Fenway Park.
Saturday night was bad. But the Red Sox are OK. Allow me to explain.
With temperatures dipping into the 40s, numbing their fingertips as they tried to grip the baseball, Justin Verlander and Chris Sale both struggled to get the ball over the plate. Verlander recovered quickly. Sale never did.
Sale's final line showed that he allowed two earned runs over four innings, which in and of itself was not particularly catastrophic. But with four walks and a hit by pitch, Sale was never in control -- not of his arsenal, and not of the game.
There was one moment of levity for everyone at Fenway Park -- everyone except umpire Joe West.
Follow along for live updates and analysis from Game 1 of the ALCS between the BostonRed Sox and Houston Astros.
Alex Cora's managerial debut in the ALCS didn't last very long.
