White Sox ace Sale strikes out 10 for 8th straight game

Sale stood on second base, and when Jose Abreu singled, Chicago clipped Lynn for their first run of the game.

The Chicago White Sox shoot for another win against the St Louis Cardinals in interleague action.

It was just the second big league start of the season for the 24-year-old lefty, who was called up from the minor leagues on June 24. Anyone interested in pursuing Chris Sale via trade had better prepare for the sale of the century, my friends, because this Florida native is creeping up on Clayton Kershaw in left-handed pitcher value – and could soon overtake him.

Kansas City starter Danny Duffy (2-4) allowed six hits and four runs in 6 2-3 innings in his second start since returning from the disabled list (see full recap). He was 2-6 with a 2.72 ERA with 66 strikeouts in 12 games, eight of them starts, with Double-A Birmingham and Charlotte.

In his 100th career start, White Sox ace Chris Sale recorded a feat that only one other pitcher in major league history has ever achieved.

It was St. Louis’ second loss at home all month, the first coming coming on June 1.

But Sale, who by any impartial analysis has to be a strong candidate for the Cy Young Award, isn’t interested in talking about his records, even if it’s the highlight of what’s been a dismal season for the 33-42 White Sox.

C Tyler Flowers’ first extra-inning hit of the season traveled 431 feet with two outs in the top of the 11th, snapping a 1-1 tie and giving Chicago the win.

Miguel Socolovich (L: 2-1, 2.31) allowed Flowers’s home run to take the loss. “The first two games he came into here he was in these kind of games where it’s tight and he’s just got to pitch”.

Matheny refused to use soggy conditions as an excuse. “And when I went to reach in, it wasn’t there, where I thought it would be”. White Sox David Robertson gets his 16 save in the eleventh inning for the victory.

The White Sox dropped two games to the Detroit Tigers over the weekend and had one of those scheduled head-to-heads wiped out due to rain while the Cardinals swept away the Chicago Cubs to kick off their home swing.

St. Louis’ 4-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday provided another demonstration of the skills that Heyward offers.

Sale struck out the side in the third.

Sale struck out nine different Cardinals hitters, including two strikeouts each of Peter Bourjos, Jhonny Peralta, and Xavier Scruggs. That was still enough to for him to strike out Gordon Beckham – badly – but Alexei Ramirez hinted at daylight when he hit one of his longest fly balls of the year (which was short of the warning track, but still). Meanwhile, Eaton’s 13 pitches in one at bat were more than Sale threw in any of the first three innings.

Cardinals: LHP Jaime Garcia has not thrown a bullpen session since cramping in his groin in his last start last Wednesday and is a question mark for Thursday’s start.