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  • Posted February 24, 2020
    CHICAGO -- Chris Sale tied a career-high with his 17th win. Stitched Stars Jerseys . He added to the highest innings workload of his career. And hes never felt better physically.Sale also knows that what might have been his final start of the season may also be his last with the White Sox.Melky Cabrera and Leury Garcia homered to back Sale and Chicago routed the sloppy Tampa Bay Rays 13-6 on Tuesday night.Sale (17-9) allowed three runs and eight hits with seven strikeouts over seven innings, retiring the last seven batters in Chicagos fourth straight win.We wanted me to feel good at the end of the year. I think we accomplished that goal, Sale said. Unfortunately, its for nothing.With the White Sox failing to make the playoffs for the eighth straight year, general manager Rick Hahn has hinted at an offseason rebuild. Sale and his team-friendly contract could produce a big haul of prospects.I dont think theres probably a better feeling than winning with the team that drafted you and staying with the team that drafted you, Sale said. But this is baseball, this is sports. You cant always choose and pick where you want to be.Cabrera belted a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and Garcia added a three-run shot in the third. Garcia also tripled when Mikie Mahtook misplayed his liner to center in a two-run second.Rays starter Alex Cobb (1-2) lasted three innings, allowing eight runs and eight hits in the Rays fifth straight loss.Tim Anderson added three hits, including a solo homer in the eighth off Chase Whitley, the 204th allowed by Tampa Bay this season.Ex-White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez had a two-run single in the second and Curt Casali led off the fourth with a homer for the Rays.Sale, who was once 14-2 and the AL starter in the All-Star Game, won for just third time since July 2 despite giving up four straight hits in the second.Manager Robin Ventura, whose future is also uncertain, believes Sale has become a better pitcher this season because hes not always throwing so hard.Hes learned how to stay in the game longer, conserve pitches, and let defense work for you, Ventura said.The lefty had received three runs or fewer in eight of his last 12 starts, but run support was no issue this time.Adam Eaton returned from an injury with two hits and scored two runs, Anderson also had an RBI double and the White Sox added two runs on first baseman Brad Millers wild throw home in the fifth.The White Sox had 14 hits, eight for extra bases.Cobbs ERA swelled to 8.59 in his fifth start since returning from Tommy John surgery. The right-hander has given up 15 runs over 4 1/3 innings in his last two starts.Its part of the lumps and growing pains of coming back, manager Kevin Cash said. Its been a long road back but him being healthy, thats what were most concerned about.Sales next start on normal rest would be Sundays season finale. But sitting at 221 1/3 innings, the White Sox are considering shutting him down.That stuff is going to work itself out, Sale said of the possibility of being dealt. Whether Im here, there or anywhere -- a little Dr. Seuss for you -- Ill be there.TRAINERS ROOMRays: CF Kevin Kiermaier (wrist) missed his second straight game since getting hit by a pitch. Kiermaier said there was still pain when swinging. Hopefully, another day will help, he said. ... Nick Franklin (hamstring) remained sidelined.White Sox: Eaton (hip) started for the first time since crashing into the wall while making a catch Friday in Cleveland. Im not going to give up a double for not feeling great, Eaton said of his hard-charging style. If its the wall we have here, I play the next day. It just happened that the wall was really hard.GARCIAS NIGHTGarcia scored two runs and his drive to left-center in the third was his first homer of the season and second of his career. The 25-year-old spent most of the season at Triple-A Charlotte.QUERECUTOS FIRSTTampa Bay 2B Juniel Querecutos two-run triple in the ninth off Matt Albers was his first major league hit.UP NEXTRays rookie LHP Blake Snell (6-8, 3.65 ERA) makes his last start of the season Wednesday night against White Sox RHP Miguel Gonzalez (4-7, 3.83). Stars Jerseys 2020 . And follow TSN.ca right through Deadline Day for all the updates. From Pierre LeBrun While Anaheim GM Bob Murray said earlier this season he was not going to trade Jonas Hiller despite the fact hes an unrestricted free agent on July 1, some sources have told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun that Murray might be willing to move another goalie. Cheap Stars Jerseys .Y. - Detroit goaltender Jonas Gustavsson has earned NHL first star of the week honours after winning in his first three appearances of the season. https://www.cheapstarsonline.com/ . Houston won 3-0 to advance to face New York in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Last in the game, Di Vaio and Romero got into a shoving match with several Houston players. Romero appeared to elbow and kick Houston defender Kofi Sarkodie. NEW YORK -- Jake Thompson wont pitch again for the Phillies this season. Based on Sundays 17-0 implosion at the New York Mets, it appears Philadelphias bullpen already went home for the winter.Among players acquired in last years trade that sent Cole Hamels to Texas, Thompson (3-6) allowed three runs and five hits in four innings.Hes got 40-plus innings more than last year, manager Pete Mackanin said. For a 22-year old pitcher, first time in the big leagues, hes made a good impression. Hes got a ways to go with command of his pitches, but hes got enough stuff to be successful.Thompson had a 5.70 ERA in 10 starts following his major league debut on Aug. 6 after going 11-5 in 21 starts at Triple-A Lehigh Valley.Got to get ahead and you have to be able to spin the ball for strikes, show them youre able to do that, he said. Expand with it when you need to, but more than anything, get ahead and as a starter, you have to consistently pound the zone.All five relievers gave up runs, getting pounded until tender like beef on a butchers block: Phil Klein (three runs), Colton Murray (three), Frank Herrmann (two), Patrick Schuster (five) and Luis Garcia (one).Some of our back-end guys were down, said Herrmann, who gave up Asdrubal Cabreras sevennth-inning grand slam. Fake Stars Jerseys. I dont know if we matched their intensity in the moment as well as they did.Philadelphias bullpen allowed 28 runs -- 27 earned -- over 17 innings in the four-game series.Pretty embarrassing game today, Mackanin said.Philadelphias margin of defeat was its worst since a 22-3 loss to Cincinnati in 1999.Jose Reyes drove had four RBI with two-run double and a pair of bases-loaded loaded walks, and Curtis Granderson reached 30 home runs for the first time since 2012. New York batted with the bases loaded 11 times in 50 plate appearance, and Reyes came up with the bases full four straight times.Robert Gsellman (3-2) allowed three hits over seven innings, and New Yorks bullpen didnt give up any.In all, the Phillies walked nine, hit four batters and threw three wild pitches.I think it was just a bad series, Herrmann said. Theyre playing for something. We kind of ran into a little bit of a buzzsaw.FLAILINGPhiladelphias Roman Quinn struck out in the eighth and has whiffed in his last six at-bats.UP NEXTPhillies: After an off day, RHP Jered Eickhoff (11-14) pitches Tuesday at Atlanta. ' ' '