White Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale struggled with his control early Thursday, walking two batters in the second inning. Catcher Tyler Flowers made a point to come out and settle Sale down, which Sale credited with helping him push through for one of his best starts of the year.
"He came up and met with me on the mound," Sale told ESPN.com. "It was kind of funny. He said in the nicest possible way, 'When you start getting in trouble you start trying too hard and doing too much.'"
Sale has two wins this season, both of which have come at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. He is 11-3 in his career at home, a trend that Sale credited to feeling more comfortable with the surroundings.
"You are always a little bit more comfortable at your house," he said. "You have the home crowd behind you and of course I have pitched here more than anywhere else. There is no level of effort change. It is just how it shakes out, I guess."