Sale (1-0) earned the win Monday against the Athletics, allowing three runs on seven hits and a walk over seven innings. He struck out eight.
Sale was vicious as usual, as he induced 18 swinging strikes in 104 pitches. Two of his eight strikeouts came with runners in scoring position, so he was able to find whiffs when he needed them. Despite Sale fanning more than a batter per inning, his eight strikeouts were under his 2015 average of 8.83 strikeouts per start. Expect Sale to continue to rack up the strikeouts, as he's never finished a season under 9.0 K/9.