Sale (17-10) lost after allowing five runs on six hits and a walk with six strikeouts in five innings against the Twins on Sunday.
It only took one pitch for Sale to fall behind, as Byron Buxton sped around the bases for an inside-the-park home run after launching the lefty's first offering deep to center field. Sale also surrendered a conventional long ball to Miguel Sano in the third, bringing home three runs. The 27-year-old is still one of the American League's Cy Young front-runners after compiling a 3.34 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 5.18 K/BB in a career-high 226.2 innings, including an MLB-best six complete games.