Sale (2-7) recorded 12 strikeouts and allowed only three hits in a complete-game shutout of the Royals on Wednesday.
Sale was electric, inducing 14 swinging strikes and delivering his first complete-game shutout. In the eighth inning, the left-hander retired the Royals on nine pitches, becoming the only pitcher since Lefty Grove to have two immaculate innings in a season. The 30-year-old continues to dominate, posting a 15.0 K/9 in his last nine starts on the strength of double-digit strikeouts in seven of those outings. Sale will make his next start Monday against the Rangers at Fenway Park.