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A stomach illness forced Chris Sale to go to the hospital on Sunday. Obviously the hope is that everything will be OK. (Timothy Rapp; Bleacher Report)
Rick Porcello tossed a shutout inning of relief in Game Two of the ALCS. The Red Sox have not been afraid to fortify the bullpen with starting arms. (Matt Vautour; MassLive)
On the baseball side of things, Sale wasn’t awful on Saturday, but he wasn’t his usual self either. Here’s the breakdown of the breakdown. (Jen McCaffrey; The Athletic) ($$)
Despite Sale’s continued issues since returning from injury, the confidence is there, especially from the coaching staff. (Alex Speier; Boston Globe)
Sale knows what went wrong and he is eager to fix it. (Christopher Smith; MassLive)
Of course, Sale wasn’t the only guy who made some mistakes on Saturday. Eduardo Nunez didn’t have his best defensive stuff. (Peter Abraham; Boston Globe)
Nunez’s defense has been a real problem during the playoffs. (Bryan Hoch; MLB.com)