A flame-throwing relief pitcher enters a game — mid-inning, runners on base, tie score — sending the telecast to another commercial break, dialing back the tension in the stadium and pushing the game ...
OAKLAND, Calif. — Chris Sale’s four-seam fastball averaged only 92.3 mph and he threw just 59 percent strikes when the Mariners crushed him Opening Day. Sale allowed seven runs, all earned, six hits ...