Chris Sale struck out 15 and walked 2 in 7.1 in the best start of his young career!

Sox @ Rays:

Chi White Sox	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Sale(W, 6-2)	7.1	3	1	1	2	15	0	2.34
Crain(H, 3)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.38
Reed(S, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.70
Totals	9.0	3	1	1	2	15	0	3.91

Pitches-strikes: Sale 115-80, Crain 10-7, Reed 13-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Sale 4-2, Crain 0-2, Reed 1-1.
Batters faced: Sale 27, Crain 2, Reed 3.

Pitch F/X for Chris Sale:

Pitch Statistics
Pitch Type	Avg Speed	Max Speed	Avg H-Break	Avg V-Break	Count	Strikes / %	Whiffs / %	SNIPs / %	Linear Weights
FA (Fastball)	88.42	88.8	16.07	3.56	9	6 / 66.67%	0 / 0.00%	5 / 62.50%	-0.3636
CH (Changeup)	84.52	87.8	16.17	3.11	20	12 / 60.00%	4 / 20.00%	11 / 57.89%	0.4221
SL (Slider)	79.96	82.7	-1.87	-2.18	33	27 / 81.82%	10 / 30.30%	24 / 80.00%	-2.3754
FT (TwoSeam Fastball)	93.23	96.5	13.74	6.60	53	35 / 66.04%	9 / 16.98%	30 / 62.50%	-1.8854
Pitch classifications provided by the Gameday Algorithm. SNIPs are “Strikes Not In Play” and do not include any balls in play.

Inning-by-Inning Pitch Totals
Inning	Pitches in Inning	Strikes in Inning	Strike% in Inning	Cumulative Total Pitches	Pitch LWTS in Inning
1	13	11	84.62	13	-0.378
2	13	10	76.92	26	-0.862
3	10	7	70.00	36	-0.862
4	18	12	66.67	54	0.134
5	18	13	72.22	72	-0.547
6	23	16	69.57	95	-0.877
7	15	8	53.33	110	-0.532
8	5	3	60.00	115	-0.278

Here’s how today’s start compares with Sale’s previous starts:

Start	Innings	Pitches- Strikes	Swinging Strikes	Sliders- Strikes	2-seam fastball	Slider
1 (4/9)	6.2	100-60	8	31-16	94.26 mph	80.20 mph
2 (4/15)	5.0	102-68	11	18-12	94.35 mph	81.23 mph
3 (4/20)	6.1	110-69	18	49-36	93.44 mph	80.65 mph
4 (4/25)	8.0	101-71	4	28-18	91.60 mph	78.68 mph
5 (5/2)	6.0	88-62	6	23-17	92.35 mph	79.66 mph
RL (5/8)	1.0	26-14	1	11-3	94.41 mph	80.48 mph
6 (5/12)	5.0	103-66	6	19-12	91.72 mph	78.17 mph
7 (5/16)	5.1	103-68	13	12-6	92.18 mph	80.25 mph
8 (5/23)	7.0	97-64	10	19-14	91.68 mph	79.79 mph
9 (5/28)	7.1	115-80	23	33-27	93.23 mph	79.26 mph

RL=Relief

What a dominating performance! 23 swinging strikes! The White Sox franchise record for strikeouts is 16 and that was in 9 innings. And Sale’s 15 strikeouts were the most ever in Tropicana field.

More Pitch-F/X readings inside.

Jesse Crain:

Pitch Statistics
Pitch Type	Avg Speed	Max Speed	Avg H-Break	Avg V-Break	Count	Strikes / %	Whiffs / %	SNIPs / %	Linear Weights
FF (FourSeam Fastball)	94.16	94.9	2.79	12.00	5	4 / 80.00%	0 / 0.00%	2 / 66.67%	-0.5046
SL (Slider)	86.00	86.9	6.22	1.66	4	2 / 50.00%	1 / 25.00%	2 / 50.00%	-0.0512
CU (Curveball)	73.30	73.3	8.94	-10.46	1	1 / 100.00%	0 / 0.00%	1 / 100.00%	0.0000
Pitch classifications provided by the Gameday Algorithm. SNIPs are “Strikes Not In Play” and do not include any balls in play.

Inning-by-Inning Pitch Totals
Inning	Pitches in Inning	Strikes in Inning	Strike% in Inning	Cumulative Total Pitches	Pitch LWTS in Inning
8	10	7	70.00	10	-0.556

Addison Reed:

Pitch Statistics
Pitch Type	Avg Speed	Max Speed	Avg H-Break	Avg V-Break	Count	Strikes / %	Whiffs / %	SNIPs / %	Linear Weights
FF (FourSeam Fastball)	95.11	96.1	-2.08	10.24	8	7 / 87.50%	2 / 25.00%	5 / 83.33%	-0.6657
CH (Changeup)	84.68	85.6	-5.48	6.58	5	2 / 40.00%	1 / 20.00%	1 / 25.00%	-0.1680
Pitch classifications provided by the Gameday Algorithm. SNIPs are “Strikes Not In Play” and do not include any balls in play.

Inning-by-Inning Pitch Totals
Inning	Pitches in Inning	Strikes in Inning	Strike% in Inning	Cumulative Total Pitches	Pitch LWTS in Inning
9	13	9	69.23	13	-0.834

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