Red Sox lefthander Chris discount broke the little finger on his pitching hand after being driven in by a straight line New York Yankees on Sunday, another setback in an accident-laden year for the Bostonian.
Sale screams in pain after being attacked Aaron Hicks‘106.7 mph liners with two overtakes in the first inning at Yankee Stadium. The ball went wide to the right in an RBI header to give New York a 3-0 lead.
Sale immediately ran off the field, raising his broken hand. The seven-time All-Star player was hurt on his last game day before the All-Star break.
Sale, 33, started his second since returning from a broken rib. He threw 78 throws in five innings without scoring on Tuesday at Tampa . Bayand threw 24 pitches at Yankee Stadium before being forced to leave.
During the lockdown of Major League Baseball, Sale broke a rib while practicing alone.
Sale, who is contracted until 2024 on a five-year, $145 million deal, has thrown just 48 1/3 turns for the Red Sox since the end of the 2019 season.
Last season, he won 5-1 with an ERA of 3.16 in nine starts in the return game from Tommy John surgery.
Red Sox reliever Hirokazu Sawamura replaced Sell. Boston started February 15 with the Yankees leading the AL East, who have the best records in professional leagues.
–Report by Associated Press
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