Sale allowed five runs on eight hits over 6.2 innings Sunday against the Marlins to take his sixth loss of the season.
He struck out seven for the second consecutive start, but suffered from a series of defensive miscues (including a few of his own. The five runs were Sale's most allowed in a start since the All-Star break, and he is now 0-4 since the beginning of July. Still, the ace lefty's season numbers aren't far off his sparkling career averages.