White Sox starter Chris Sale ran into trouble as he took the loss in his final start of the season Friday night against the Royals. He surrendered four runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out five over 5 1/3 innings of a 6-1 defeat.
Sale allowed 10 earned runs over his final 18 2/3 innings pitched. He finished the year 11-14 with a 3.07 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP over 214 1/3 innings (30 starts).