White Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (9-12) took a step back as he suffered his 12th loss of the season Friday night against the Rangers. The left-hander permitted eight runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out six over seven innings of an 11-5 defeat.

Sale has allowed 11 runs combined over his last 14 innings pitched. He is scheduled to make his next start Wednesday at home against Houston. He tossed eight scoreless innings in his previous meeting against the Astros on June 14.