Sox ‘Sale’ past KC

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June 6, 2019 - 9:11 AM

Starting pitcher Chris Sale (41) of the Boston Red Sox shakes hands with catcher Sandy Leon after pitching a complete game shutout against the Kansas City Royals Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The Red Sox won, 8-0. GETTY IMAGES/JAMIE SQUIRE/TNS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (TNS) ? The Royals came into the night hoping to snap a four-game losing slide that started over the weekend in Texas, but the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox refused to cooperate with that desire.

Instead the Red Sox battered a pitching staff that had given up five runs or more in each of its previous four games. The Red Sox pounded out 11 hits and handed the Royals their third shutout of the year as the Royals fell 8-0 in front of an announced 15,523 at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday night.

Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale dominated in his 330th career appearance (220th start) to earn his first win since May 3. Sale struck out 12 in nine innings. He didn?t walk a batter, and held the Royals to just three hits. He needed just 102 pitches to pick up his third career shutout, his first since April 15, 2016.

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