Stopped

Chris Sale went for his tenth straight win last night against the Indians.  Barring divine intervention, he faced a lineup devoid of Hall of Famers and All Stars, shortstop Francisco Lindor the one possible exception.  So, what happened?  Sale couldn’t get out of the fourth inning, giving up a total of six earned runs on six hits and four walks.  I hate losing to a bunch of nobodies.

As ever, Sale blamed himself.  It would’ve been nice instead had his teammates rallied around their ace by actually hitting the ball and scoring runs, if not enough for a win then at least to get Sale off the hook for a loss.  But no, the Sox come away with but one moral victory—the atrociously slumping Jose Abreu, who’s taken to swinging at pitches six inches inside, managed his first three-hit game of the season.

Cleveland rocked, and that’s not right.