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Smoke billowed from the window of a broke-down truck that always sat at the edge of Potts farm. Nobody knew how or when the dusty behemoth of a vehicle ended up where it was. All that was known was that it had been there for years on end, never claimed and never moved. Incapable of any motion, the vehicle was often the place that delinquents and vagabonds aplenty decided to make their little niche in the world. Sitting in the front seat, Matthew Delaney smoked the Marlboro in his lips slowly.  A down-to-earth country boy, Matthew fit the part with a pair of dusty overalls and a tank top worn underneath. Scrawny to the letter and hiding his eyes behind a tangled mess of sweat-laced hair, he wasn't exactly the most attractive or noteworthy of people in the small farming colony of Plethora. A glance over brought attention to the old rifle he had stolen from his father's case. A Winchester by make, the rifle was known for its solid performance, even as old as it was. Today, it seemed, was the day that Matthew had decided to die. Another gentle puff of the cigarette brought his mind back, spiraling through the mesh of memories and thoughts he had locked away for the day. What had brought him to this point? The breakup. That's right. Amber McGraw, a girl he had been with for nearly two years had decided that they were looking at different ends of a circle. They would arrive at the same points, but regardless of how much they moved their plans around, there was never a solid corner to settle into. A shake of his head brought Matthew back to the present, a blemish of a day in his perfect plan of life. Everything he had known in the world had come to a close and there was no new chapter to this book. No sequels, no trilogy or saga to keep him wondering what came next.

Sighing, Matthew flicked the cigarette from the door and grabbed the rifle from the passenger's seat. Kicking the door as he pulled the handle, the old metal swung open with a contesting creak and squealed to rest once open halfway. Squeezing out of the narrow opening, Matthew walked to the front of the truck and leaned back. The cold metal of the grill met his back with a smack and Matthew soon found himself sliding to sit with his knees propped up. Dropping his head back, he let it rest on the truck's grill as he gazed into the night sky. Earth had been a sight back whenever he had first lived there. The large white moon above with stars littering the sky had kept him rather enraptured as a young boy. At the age of twenty-seven, however, Matthew found the night sky of Plethora to be a bit lackluster. There was no moon, only stars. The sky wasn't even that dark here. A darker shade of red, perhaps, but the early sun's rotation did little to give a working man a real moment's sleep. Shaking his head, Matthew looked down once more at the rifle he held. At least he'd be found soon. People would be out and about in an hour at the latest. Since the old “Pott's Truck” was a landmark into and out of the primary farming community that the colony was known for, someone was bound to find the poor man's body where it would undoubtedly be lying. No coyotes or decay for him. He'd at least have the dignity of a decent burial. Firming his resolve, Matthew shifted the rifle until it was placed squarely in his mouth and moved his hand towards the trigger.

Before he had even so much as touched the trigger guard, however, an explosion rocked the world around him. Wind, dust, and rocks flew towards Matthew, who was quick to drop to the side, evading a rather large rock that had been kicked up and sent his way. Forgotten was the rifle and his previous resolution, the old weapon hitting the ground with a dull clang compared to the sudden rush of noise and action around the man. Whenever his vision cleared up, Matthew went wide-eyed with disbelief. There before him, battling what Matthew had once considered friends and coworkers, was the lapdog of the Unified Colony Directorate. Aiden Desparius, a gene-soldier, was an impressive figure to find on any battlefield. Standing at just under 6 feet flat and sporting a goatee that looked as if it belonged on some cartoon villain's face, he was impressive enough without the gear he had strapped to his body armor. White flesh shifted as he dived to the side, evading a stray rifle's bullet. Muscles tightened and flexed as he punched one farmer, who dared to get close with his knife, in the nose. To see him battling a bunch of farmers and laborers was more than enough shock and confusion for Matthew, who could only watch in wonder before the desire to save his fellows overwhelmed the man's mind. Stumbling for the abandoned Winchester, Matthew raised it shakily to his shoulder and aimed at the soldier fighting his people. Unseen, he fired off the round and managed a hit. A small cheer lifted from his mouth whenever he saw Aiden crumple, one immediately copied by the farmer's around him. It died, however, whenever Aiden rose slowly from the ground. Spitting to the side, he glanced at the hole in his shoulder and turned to where the shot came from. “Mother fucker.”

They were to be the last two words Matthew heard in his current life. Seeing Aiden vanish before his eyes, Matthew gave a startled yelp and attempted to flee from where he was hunched. He had intended to kill himself that day, but now felt the very real desire to remain alive now that he had an enemy who cared enough about him to want him dead. He knew Aiden's gift, as most did, and did his best to run before the soldier reappeared. He wasn't quick enough. Aiden reappeared explosively, his body forming in midair in the space that Matthew inhabited. Vitae and organs spread like a rain, Matthew's body unable to contain the sudden stress of someone else occupying the exact space it did. The poor man's master plan for dying peacefully and with a proper funeral were shattered in the same instant that Matthew simply ceased to exist. It didn't take long for Aiden to finish his compatriots after their morale shattered, seeing such gruesome brutality.

title: Plethora

question: What is the twist that happens in the story?

answer: The twist occurs when Matthew is about to kill himself. Before he is able to complete the act, he and his colony are attacked by the Unified Colony Directorate.

question: What does Matthew struggle with at the beginning of the story?

answer: Matthew is on the verge of suicide, due to the ending of a two year long relationship. He is ready to commit the act, having stole his father's Winchester rifle.

question: Who is Aiden Desparius?

answer: Aiden Desparius is a gene-soldier, fighting for the Unified Colony Directorate. He kills Matthew after Matthew shoots him.

question: Why is Aiden attacking the farmers?


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A man was arrested Friday after he took a cash register drawer from the Walmart at River City Marketplace and then tried to carjack two people at knifepoint.

Christopher Raymond Hill, 36, was arrested on charges of strong arm robbery, carjacking with firearm or deadly weapon, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and trespassing, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office online inmate information search.

Investigators found the incident began when Hill went into the Walmart liquor store and asked if he could have change for a $20. Hill was told by the cashier he would have to buy something and he then bought a pack of cigarettes.

The cashier, LaToya King, spoke with Action News Jax about the incident. She said she didn't think twice of Hill, who was dressed in bright orange, until she opened her cash register.

"When I did that, he leaped over the counter and he grabbed my hand and I was like, 'Sir, what are you doing?'" King said.

Once the register was open, Hill grabbed the register and ran out of the store, according to a JSO arrest report.

A witness saw Hill get into a silver Ford SUV, but it did not appear to start, so he got out and ran.

Police said Hill approached a man who was sitting in the parking lot near Supercuts. Hill asked the man for a ride and the man refused.

"I turned the ignition off, grabbed my keys, opened the door and boom, there he was," Scott Reardean said.

According to the report, Hill put the cash register in the Reardean's truck bed and pulled a knife, cutting Reardean on the hands and leg, the arrest report said.

"I was bascially just doing this, trying to get the knife off me, and he's like, trying to pull me and he yanked my shirt and ripped it all up," Reardean said.

Reardean said to Action News Jax that he was able to grab his pistol from his truck and pointed it at Hill, who then ran away toward Starbucks.

Hill ran to the car of a woman who was in line at the Starbucks drive-through. She told police she rolled down her passenger's side window to see what he wanted and she said Hill opened her door and got into the car.

The woman said Hill told her to drive because someone was chasing him. She told police she tried to push him out of the vehicle and he would not get out. According to the report, she was in fear for her life, so she got out of her car to to get her Ruger pistol out of her trunk.

Hill got out of the car and came toward her. She said she pointed her pistol at him and he ran away.

When police arrived, they found Hill had barricaded himself inside the bathroom at Supercuts, but he came out when officers ordered him to.

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Christopher Hill (JSO)

According to the report, Hill told police, "The reason I was running and did this was because somebody was after me."

King said she is still shocked about what happened, but she said she's glad Hill is behind bars.

"Now I know he's locked up and he can't do this to anyone else again," King said.

As of Monday morning, Hill was still in the Duval County Jail being held on a bond of $91,512. His next court date is set for July 2.

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question: What does the text say about moving to Jacksonville?

question: Summarize the main news event.

answer: Christopher Raymond Hill, 36, was arrested on charges of strong-arm robbery, carjacking with a firearm or deadly weapon, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and trespassing, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. Hill was arrested after he took a cash register drawer from the Walmart liquor store at River City Marketplace and tried to carjack two people at knifepoint. Luckily, the two people had guns in their vehicles and they were able to chase Hill away. Hill barricaded himself inside the bathroom at Supercuts but surrendered to the police. He repeatedly claimed that somebody was after him, which is why he robbed the liquor store and tried to carjack two people.

question: What does the text say about the people Hill victimized?

answer: Hill assaulted and threatened three people. The first one was LaToya King, the cashier of the Walmart liquor store. Hill grabbed her hand and then the register, before running out of the store. The second person Hill assaulted was Scott Reardon, who was sitting in the parking lot near Supercuts. Hill asked him for a ride and he refused, which prompted Hill to pull a knife and cut Reardon on the hands and leg. Reardon was able to get the gun from his trunk and chased Hill away. The last person Hill threatened was a woman who was in line at the Starbucks drive-through. Hill got into her car and told her to drive because someone was chasing him. In fear for her life, she got out and got her pistol from her trunk, chasing Hill away. -


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**Gold Coast, Australia, September ’95**

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“What does it say?” Mia asked.

James turned the newspaper around so it faced his girlfriend.

“Cracks Emerge In Alibi, Nick Cave single reaches number one in The States,” James replied.

“Who?”

“You haven’t heard it? It goes like this.”

James started to sing.

♫  *Cracks emerge in alibi,*

*The just find what the guilty can’t hide,*

*Cocked the revolver in ninety-five,*

*cracks emerge in alibi… ♫*

“No… and who the fuck is Nick Cave?”

James shifted to the front of his seat to confront Mia face-to-face.

“Nick Cave. Are you kidding me? He is an Australian icon!”

“Sorry.  I only listen to good music.”

“Jesus…”

James rolled his eyes and sat deep into his chair. Struggling to hold it with both hands, Mia took her second bite of the house’s ‘famous’ hamburger. Large fries and an extra large coke completed her meal. James’ plate had but a few fries left. He had already finished his burger and shake.

“You eat so slow,” James said.

“I’m not really hungry.”

“Why? Are you nervous?”

“Mm.”

“You always order too much food anyway.”

James glanced at his watch.

“What time is he supposed to show up?” Mia asked.

“He was meant to be here at quarter to.”

“What’s the time now?”

“Quarter past. The bastard is always late”

Ring of Fire echoed through the poor speakers in the almost empty bowling alley. Tony’s Bowling Alley, it was called.

♫ *I fell into a burning ring of fire,*

*I went down, down, down as the flames went higher*

*And it burns, burns, burns,*

*The ring of fire, the ring of fire…* ♫

Tony owned the alley and worked in the restaurant as the chef. The alley featured only two lanes, and had remained largely unchanged since it’s opening in fifty four. Tony renamed the alley after his name when he took over from the previous owners. In the back corner was a small dining area with off-white tables and cold red-leather seats. A large red neon sign displaying Drink Coca Cola flickered on and off and lit the dim corner of the room. This is where James and Mia sat. Their matching outfits – black leather jackets with white tees and denim jeans fitted the restaurant’s look. The table over from James and Mia sat a man alone.

“This guy looks sketchy. How old do you think he is?” James asked.

Mia looked over to the man.

“I don’t know, forty. Maybe fifty.”

The man had slicked-back greying hair and long sideburns like Elvis. He wore shiny red bowling shoes, blue denim jeans and a deep green bowling jacket with the team name Tugun Tigers printed across the back in thick white letters. He was also eating the house’s ‘famous’ hamburger, but his eyes instead were focused on the teenage waitress… and her short, red and white striped dress. The girl’s outfit looked like it came with the restaurant when it was built in fifty four. Wiping down the tables, the girl’s tired eyes made it obvious she did not want to be working the Friday night. Every so often she would glance outside the joint to see the waves crashing onto the beach. Rain poured down hard on the windows. She was also paying attention to a teenage boy bowling by himself. He wore blue denim jeans and a purple jacket with the team name Currumbin Crooks on the back. It was just the four of them in the room. Tony waddled his fat body out of the kitchen and slapped the young waitress on the ass.

“Alright lass, you can head off now, come in and I’ll give ya’ the pay check.”

The waitress looked disturbed.

“Don’t be.” James said.

“Huh?” Mia asked.

“Nervous.”

“Oh.”

Mia sipped her coke.

“You’ll be fine.”

“How much was supposed to be here?” Mia asked.

“Fifty five thousand.”
“Why is there so much? This place is a dump.”

“I told you. It’s a money laundering business.”

“And what do we do when Travis finally turns up?”

James sighed.

“We went over this last night. Look, when Travis enters through those doors – and hopefully he does so bloody soon – that’s our signal. You then get up, pull your gun on old mate checking out the waitress, the waitress, and the boy over there bowling. Make sure they sit tight. I’ll enter the kitchen and demand the money from Tony. Travis has the entrance sorted out.”

“What if he doesn’t hand over the money?” Mia asked.

“I’m pretty sure he will be scared shitless when he feels my gun pressing against his seventy-five-year-old face. Shit, he’ll probably have a heart attack. You don’t have to worry about him putting up a fight.”

“But would you actually hurt him?”

“No. I won’t need to. Though I’ll shoot a round into the ceiling so he knows what’s up.”

Nick Cave’s Cracks Emerge In Alibi started to play over the speakers.

♫ *Cracks emerge in alibi,*

*Redemption is the girl’s ally,*

*If it’s just, is it a crime?*

*Cracks emerge in alibi…* ♫

“Here it is! This is the song,” James said, “Can’t believe you don’t know who Nick Cave is.”
James turned to the man in the green jacket.

“Hey mate, you’ve heard this song, right?”

“What song?” The man in the green jacket replied.

“The one being played right now,” James pointed to the speakers and continued; “It’s by Nick Cave.”

“Who the fuck is Nick Cave?”

“Seriously?”

The doors of the alley swung open as Travis arrived. Rain and a cool wind followed him in. He wore a black windbreaker and his long black hair was held back by a black beanie. His hand rested on the gun resting in his jeans. He stood at the doorway and nodded to James.

“Let’s move.” James said as he got up out of his seat.

“Where is the waitress?” Mia asked as she got up too.

“She must be in the kitchen.”

James pointed to the boy bowling.

“Oi mate, this is a robbery, get the fuck over there and sit down.”

“What?” The boy asked.

James pulled out and pointed his gun at the bowler.

“A fucking robbery. Get over there and sit next to the old man.”

The bowler sat next to the man in green. Mia stood a metre away and had her gun pointed at both of them.

“Alright.” James said, “Don’t let ‘em move.”

*Bang.*

James shot a round into the ceiling. He then walked over to the kitchen, out of Mia’s view.

“Where are you? Hand over the fucking money! I know it’s here!” Mia heard James say as he walked into the kitchen.

The door swung closed behind him.

“Why th-“

Mia cut the boy off; “Be quiet.”

♫ *Cracks emerge in alibi,*

*Rain mixes with blood tonight,*

*Death’s hands take hold of his life,*

*Cracks emerge in alibi…* ♫

The sound of the waves, the rain and the music filled the room. There was no sound coming from the kitchen. After a few minutes Travis yelled over to Mia.

“Is he almost done?” he asked.

“I don’t know? I’ve been sitting here the whole time.”

“Well go see what the fuck he’s doing! He shouldn’t be taking so long.”

“I have to watch-”

Travis cut her off; “I’ll watch them. Go.”

Mia got up and started to walk towards the kitchen. As she pushed the doors open, she was struck by a blast of cool wind, coming from the open back door. At her feat was a pool of blood, with Tony resting in it, face down.

“What the fuck?”

A kitchen knife and a bra lay in the pool of blood with him. Two bloody footprints trailed away from the body to the back door and outside onto the beach. Red and blue lights flashed.

“Shit.”

*Bang.*

“Shit!”

Mia followed the footprints and ran outside.

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*Bang.*

James shot a round into the ceiling. He then walked over to the kitchen, out of Mia’s view.

“Where are you? Hand over the fucking money. I know it’s here,” he said as he walked in. The door swung closed behind him.

♫ *Cracks emerge in alibi,*

*Waves wash over in the moonlight,*

*Did he believe in afterlife?*

*Cracks emerge in alibi…* ♫

James was met with the waitress staring back at him.

“What are you doing back here?” she snapped at him.

“What the fuck are you doing back here?” he replied.

Her red and white striped dress was torn into pieces, only just holding onto her body. Her bra was ripped off completely and lay on the floor next to the knife. The dress was more red than before, as it was painted by Tony’s blood. His body lay on the floor in front of her. She ran outside and James followed.

“Stop. I’ll shoot,” he said, while chasing after her towards the water.

When he caught up, he held the hot barrel of his gun against the waitress’s forehead. His finger hovered over the trigger. Waves washed over their shoes as they sunk into the wet sand, the moonlight illuminated the rain running down their faces. James, with one hand on his gun, pulled the hood of his leather jacket over his head with the other.

“Why did you kill him?”

The waitress remained silent.

“Tell me why or I’ll shoot you.”

Ten seconds passed.

“I’ll fucking shoot you!”

*Bang.*

The body dropped and hit the sand. Rain mixed with the escaping blood as waves washed over the corpse.

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*Bang.*

“Shit!”

Mia followed the footprints and ran outside onto the beach. She saw the waitress standing on the sand. She saw James’ motionless body. She saw the policeman standing over James’ motionless body with his revolver in hand. She didn’t know what to say. She didn’t know what to think. Her tears were lost in the rain as they tried to trickle down her face. Death’s hands had taken hold of James’s life.

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*Redemption is the girl’s ally,
If it’s just, is it a crime?*

*The just find what the guilty can’t hide,
Cocked the revolver in ninety-five.*

*Rain mixes with blood tonight,
Death’s hands take hold of his life.*

*Waves wash over in the moonlight,
Did he believe in afterlife?*

*The waitress killed, she struck her knife,*
*For the man had raped her that same night.*

*Cracks emerge in alibi.*

title: [MF] (Crime-fiction) Tony's Bowling Alley

question: Why is Mia nervous?

answer: They are sitting in a restaurant/ bowling alley waiting for Travis who is late. When Travis arrives they plan to hold up the place and steal the money from Tony. The restaurant is used for money laundering so there is a lot of money on site.

question: Why did the gang's plans to steal the money fall apart?

answer: When James went into the kitchen to get the money from Tony he was confronted by Tony's body. It appeared as though Tony may have tried to sexually assault the waitress who subsequently stabbed the owner to death.


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Chris Sale Bio

-   Fullname: Christopher Allen Sale
-   Nickname: The Conductor
-   Born: 3/30/1989 in Lakeland, FL
-   Draft: 2010, Chicago White Sox, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 13
-   College: Florida Gulf Coast
-   Debut: 8/06/2010

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Full name is Christopher Allen Sale...Signed by Jose Ortega (White Sox)...Pitched at Florida Gulf Coast University from 2008- 10...His number (41) was retired by the school on 1/31/15...Named 2010 National Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball after going 11-0 with a 2.01 ERA (23 ER/103.0 IP)...Named by Baseball America as the No. 1 prospect in the Cape Cod League in 2009 after going 4-2 with a 1.47 ERA (9 ER/55.0 IP) and 57 SO for Yarmouth-Dennis...Graduated in 2007 from Lakeland (FL) High School... Selected by COL in the 21st round of the June Draft, but did not sign...Enters his 11th ML season, his 4th with the Red Sox...Signed a 5-year contract extension on 3/23/19...Pitched in relief in 2010 and 2011, then finished in the top 6 in Cy Young Award voting in each of his first 7 seasons as a starter (2012-18)...Is the only pitcher ever to finish in the top 6 in AL Cy Young Award voting in 7 straight seasons...Is a 7-time All-Star (2012-18)...Started 3 consecutive All-Star Games for the AL from 2016-18...Has made 5 Opening Day starts (2013, '14, '16, '18, '19)...Has struck out 30.7% of his batters faced, the highest rate in the Live Ball Era (min. 1,000.0 IP)...Has recorded 200+ SO in each of the last 7 seasons (2013-19), including a career-best 308 in 2017...Has made 25+ starts in each of the last 8 seasons (2012- 19)...The only other AL pitcher to do that is Rick Porcello...Closed out the 2018 World Series by striking out the side in the 9th inning of Game 5 at Dodger Stadium...Made his ML debut only 60 days after being selected 13th overall by the White Sox in the 2010 June Draft...He and his wife, Brianne, have 3 sons: Rylan, Brayson, and Camden...Chris and Brianne donated $1 million to their alma mater, Florida Gulf Coast University, in 2019.

2019

In 25 starts, went 6-11 with a 4.40 ERA (72 ER/147.1 IP), a 1.09 WHIP, and a .221 opponent AVG...Joined Lefty Grove as the only pitchers ever to record multiple immaculate innings in a single season (5/8 at BAL and 6/5 at KC)...Was the Sox' Opening Day starter for a 2nd consecutive season (3/28 at SEA)...Had also thrown the final pitch of the 2018 season, striking out Manny Machado for the final out of the World Series...Prior to Sale, the last pitcher to record the final out of a World Series and then throw that winning club's first pitch of the following regular season was SF's Madison Bumgarner (2014-15)...The last AL pitcher to do so was BAL's Scott McGregor (1983-84), and the only other Sox pitcher to do it was Carl Mays (1918-19)...Sale is the only pitcher since at least 1908 to strike out the final batter of a World Series (Machado), then also strike out the first batter that winning club faced in the following regular season (Mitch Haniger)...Ranked 8th in the AL with 218 SO, despite missing the final month and a half of the season on the injured list with left elbow inflammation...Made his final start of the season on 8/13 at CLE...Recorded his 7th straight 200-SO season...The only other pitcher with 200+ SO in each season from 2013-19 was Max Scherzer...Is 1 of 5 pitchers in ML history with 200+ SO in 7+ consecutive seasons (Walter Johnson, Tom Seaver, Roger Clemens, Max Scherzer)...His average of 13.32 SO/9.0 IP ranked 2nd in the majors (min. 100.0 IP) behind only Gerrit Cole (13.82)...Recorded 10+ SO in 14 of his 25 starts...Made 4 starts with 12+ SO and 0 BB, tied with Gerrit Cole for most in the majors...Struck out 10+ batters and allowed 4 or fewer hits in 4 straight starts from 5/3-19...According to Elias, that is tied for the longest such streak ever by a Red Sox pitcher (Pedro Martinez, 1999)...Allowed 1 HR to a left-handed batter in 2019 (Didi Gregorius on 7/28)...Prior to that he had not allowed a HR to his previous 285 lefties faced, including the Postseason (last: Mike Moustakas on 6/20/17).Began the season 0-4 with an 8.50 ERA (17 ER/18.0 IP) through 4 starts...That included a 1-0 Sox loss at OAK on 4/2, in which Sale allowed 1 run in 6.0 IP...In his remaining 21 starts, posted a 3.83 ERA (55 ER/129.1 IP and held opponents to a .207 AVG (100-for482)...That included an 11-start stretch from 4/23-6/15 in which he had a 2.24 ERA (18 ER/72.1 IP) and held opponents to a .171 AVG (44-for-257)...In 6 May starts, posted a 2.82 ERA (12 ER/38.1 IP) with 66 SO and only 9 BB, beginning with 6.0 scoreless innings on 5/3 at CWS...Struck out 10+ batters in 4 straight starts from 5/3-19 and 5/31-6/15...Finished with 14 SO and 0 BB on 5/8 vs. BAL, then had a career-high 17 SO and 0 BB on 5/14 vs. COL...He carried a no-hitter into at least the 5th inning in each of those (see table on previous page)...On 5/8 vs. BAL, lost a no-hit bid with 2 outs in the 6th inning when Joey Rickard singled to center...Struck out 3 batters on 9 pitches in the 7th inning, the 5th known immaculate inning in BOS history...On 6/5 at KC, needed only 102 pitches to record his 1st shutout in a Red Sox uniform, the 3rd of his career (9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 12 SO)...It received a "game score" of 93, the highest of Sale's career...Became the 6th Red Sox to throw a shutout with 0 BB and 12+ SO, the first since Clay Buchholz (7/13/14 at HOU)...Threw his 2nd immaculate inning of 2019 on 6/5 at KC (8th inn.)...Joined Lefty Grove (1928) as the only pitchers to throw multiple immaculate innings in a single season (source: Baseball Almanac)...Allowed 0 ER in back-to-back starts on 6/5 at KC (9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R) and 6/10 vs. TEX (7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R)...Allowed a season-low 2 hits with 12 SO over 6.0 scoreless IP on 7/18 vs. TOR, earning his 1st win at Fenway Park since 7/11/18 vs. TEX...Had been 0-3 in his previous 13 starts at Fenway...Matched his season low with 2 hits allowed on 8/8 vs. LAA (8.0 IP, 0 R, 13 SO, 0 BB)...Was his longest start with 2 hits or fewer since 8/8/17 at TB (also 8.0 IP)...Struck out the Angels' Luis Rengifo in the top of the 5th inning on 8/8 for his 7th straight 200-SO season...Placed on the 10-day IL with left elbow inflammation on 8/17 (retro to 8/14) and missed the rest of the season...On 8/19, received a PRP injection in his left elbow from Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, FL.

2018

Went 12-4 with a 2.11 ERA (37 ER/158.0 IP) over 27 starts during his 2nd season with BOS ... Posted a 13.50 SO/9.0 IP ratio, the highest mark ever among pitchers with at least 150.0 IP ... Named an All-Star for the 7th straight season...Was the AL's starting pitcher for the 3rd time in as many years ... Named Red Sox Pitcher of the Year by the Boston Baseball Writers ... Fell 4.0 innings shy of qualifying for the ERA title ... Was on the 10-day disabled list due to mild left shoulder inflammation from 7/28-8/11 and 8/15-9/10 ... Struck out 237 while issuing just 34 BB ... Became the 7th AL pitcher ever with 200+ SO in at least 6 consecutive seasons ... Limited opponents to a .181 AVG while posting a 0.86 WHIP ... Both marks trail only Pedro Martinez in 2000 for the best in Red Sox history (.167, 0.74) (min. 150.0 IP) ... Recorded MLB's longest scoreless streak (35.0 IP) and longest homerless streak (74.0 IP) of 2018 ... It was the longest scoreless streak by a Red Sox pitcher since Pedro Martinez in 2002 (also 35.0 IP) ... Was rated the AL's best pitcher in the annual Baseball America Best Tools survey, which polls managers, scouts, and executives ... Was also rated as having the AL's best fastball and best slider ... Honored as the AL Pitcher of the Month for June and July ... Is 1 of 2 Red Sox ever to be named Player/Pitcher of the Month in back-to-back months, joining Pedro Martinez in 1999 (April, May) ... In 11 starts against the AL East, went 6-0 with a 1.85 ERA (13 ER/63.1 IP), 0.75 WHIP, 95 SO, and just 15 BB ... Tossed 6.0 1-hit, scoreless IP on Opening Day (3/29 at TB) ... The last pitchers to throw 6.0+ scoreless innings and allow no more than 1 hit on Opening Day were Clayton Kershaw (2016), Sonny Gray (2015), and Kevin Brown (1997) ... No other Red Sox have done that since 1908 ... Allowed 1 or 0 runs in each of his first 4 starts (3/29- 4/15, 1.23 ERA, 3 ER/22.0 IP), matching a career-long streak at any point during a season ... Surpassed later in 2018 (career-long 9 starts, 6/24-9/16) ... Prior to 2018, had not strung together consecutive starts with 1 or 0 runs allowed to begin a campaign ... Became 1 of 4 Red Sox to allow 1 or 0 runs in each of his first 4 starts of a season as a member of the Opening Day rotation (since 1908) ... The others are Cy Young (4, 1908), Dutch Leonard (6, 1914), and Roger Clemens (4, 1991) ... Recorded a career-high-tying 15 SO with 0 BB over 9.0 IP on 5/11 at TOR ... Struck out all 6 batters faced in the 4th and 5th innings, matching his career high for consecutive SO in a game (also 8/26/16 with CWS vs. SEA) ... Joined Pedro Martinez (4 times) and Roger Clemens (3 times) as the only Red Sox ever with 15+ SO and 0 BB in a start ... Was the 10th pitcher in Red Sox history to strike out 6+ straight batters in a game (source: STATS) ... Allowed 3 runs or fewer in each of his first 11 starts (2.17 ERA, 17 ER/70.2 IP) ... Prior to Sale, the last Red Sox with such a streak to begin a season was Pedro Martinez, who did so in 1999 (12), 2000 (13), and 2001 (12) ... Recorded 60 SO over 6 starts in June, the most SO by a Red Sox during the month in the last 100 seasons ... Posted a 2.11 ERA (15 ER/63.1 IP) in 12 home starts ... Allowed 0 runs and struck out 10+ batters in 3 consecutive starts at Fenway Park from 6/24-7/27, the longest such streak in the venue's 107-year history ... Became 1 of 3 ML pitchers in the last 100 seasons with 3 consecutive home starts with 10+ SO and 0 R, joining Randy Johnson (1998 SEA) and Sandy Koufax (1965 LAD) ... Recorded 11+ SO and issued just 1 BB in each of his 5 starts from 6/19-7/11 ... It marked the longest such streak in MLB history (source: Elias) ... Prior to Sale, no pitcher had even done that in 4 straight starts ... Made his 50th start with BOS on 6/30 at NYY...His 2.72 ERA in those games is the 3rd-lowest for a pitcher through 50 starts with the Red Sox since 1920, trailing only Pedro Martinez (2.59; 1998-99) and Tex Hughson (2.53; 1941-43) ... In that start on 6/30, struck out 11 Yankees with 1 hit and 1 BB over 7.0 scoreless innings ... Began his 35.0-inning scoreless streak in the 3rd inning on 7/6 at KC ... Made his 200th career start on 7/11 vs. TEX ... His 1,628 SO in those games are the most ever through 200 career starts (source: Elias) ... The previous record was held by Pedro Martinez (1,600) ... Recorded a Red Sox-record 188 SO prior to the All- Star Game, surpassing Roger Clemens' 186 in 1988 ... Mark the most since Randy Johnson's 202 with ARI in 2001, and most by an AL pitcher since Nolan Ryan's ML-record 234 with CAL in 1977 ... Also set a Red Sox record for the highest SO/9.0 IP ratio (13.12) before the ASG ... Is the 3rd-highest in ML history (min. 15 GS) ... Trails only Randy Johnson in 2001 (13.70) and Kerry Wood in 1998 (13.40) ... Started MLB's 89th All-Star Game on 7/17 at Nationals Park (1.0 IP, H, SO) ... Allowed a leadoff single to Javier Báez, then retired Nolan Arenado (F7), Paul Goldschmidt (SO), and Freddie Freeman (F8) ... Made 4 consecutive scoreless starts of 5.0+ IP from 7/11-8/12 ... Joined Pedro Martinez (2002), Luis Tiant (1972), and Ray Culp (1968) as the only Red Sox with such a streak in the last 100 seasons ... Limited his opponent to 3 hits or fewer in the final 3 outings of that streak ... Joins Pedro Martinez (3, 2002) as the only Red Sox with 3 consecutive scoreless starts of 5.0+ IP with 3 hits or fewer allowed since at least 1908 ... In 10 starts from 6/8-8/12, went 7-1 with a 0.69 ERA (5 ER/65.0 IP) ... Limited opponents to a .147 AVG (33-for- 225) in those outings (0.69 WHIP, 109 SO, 12 BB) ... Per Elias, Sale is the only ML pitcher with 100+ SO and 5 ER or fewer allowed over any 10-start span since ER were officially tracked (1912 in NL, '13 in AL) ... Recorded 10+ SO in 8 of those outings ... Recorded his 200th SO of the season on 7/27 vs. MIN ... Needed only 136.1 IP to reach 200 SO, breaking his own record (141.0 IP in 2017) as the quickest to reach that mark in AL history (source: Elias) ... Was placed on the 10-day disabled list on 7/31 (retro to 7/28) with mild left shoulder inflammation ... Returned from the DL on 8/12 ... Started that day at BAL ... Had 12 SO with 0 BB and 1 H over 5.0 scoreless IP ... Threw just 68 pitches on 8/12 at BAL ... Is the only ML pitcher in the last 100 seasons to finish a start with 12+ SO on 70 or fewer pitches ... From 7/11-8/12, became the 5th Red Sox starter since 1908 with 4 straight scoreless starts ... Joined Pedro Martinez (4 in 2002), Luis Tiant (4 in 1972), Ray Culp (4 in 1968), and Rube Foster (4 in 1914) ... Was placed on the DL on 8/18 (retro to 8/15) with mild left shoulder inflammation ... Activated from the DL on 9/11 and started that day vs. TOR ... Threw 1.0 scoreless inning (H, HBP, 2 SO) ... Logged 3.0 scoreless IP on 9/16 vs. NYM (H, SO) ... On 9/21 at CLE, threw 3.0 scoreless innings before giving up 2 runs in the 4th, 1 on a solo HR by Josh Donaldson ... That snapped his scoreless streak at 35.0 IP and his homerless streak at 74.0 IP ... POSTSEASON: Made 3 starts and 2 relief appearances, going 1-0 with a 4.11 ERA (7 ER/15.1 IP, 24 SO) ... His average of 14.09 SO/9.0 IP is the highest ever for a pitcher in a single postseason (min. 15.0 IP) ... Started Game 1 of the ALDS vs. NYY and earned his 1st career postseason win (5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 8 SO) ... Pitched a perfect 8th inning of relief in Game 4 of the ALDS at Yankee Stadium ... Started Game 1 of the ALCS, his lone appearance of the series (4.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 5 SO) ... Started Game 1 of the World Series and earned no decision (4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 7 SO) ... Closed out the World Series by striking out the side in the 9th inning of Game 5 at Dodger Stadium.

2017

In his debut season with the Red Sox, finished 2nd in AL Cy Young Award voting and 9th in AL MVP voting...Earned a 6th consecutive All-Star Game selection, starting for the AL...His 2nd-place finish in AL Cy Young Award voting was the highest of his career...Received two 1st-place votes and 28 2nd-place votes for 126 points (Kluber-204)...Went 17-8 with a 2.90 ERA (69 ER)...Led MLB with 308 SO, a 12.93 SO/9.0 IP ratio, and 214.1 IP...His 308 SO were the most ever by a Sox LHP in a season, 2nd-most by any Sox pitcher (Martinez, 313 in 1999)...Ranked among AL leaders in ERA (2nd, 2.90), opponent AVG (2nd, .208), opponent OPS (3rd, .603), WHIP (2nd, 0.97), BB/9.0 IP (2nd, 1.81), and wins (T-4th, 17)...Posted the 35th 300-SO season since 1900 (source: Elias)...Named a finalist for a Rawlings Gold Glove Award. Named Red Sox Pitcher of the Year by the Boston Baseball Writers...His 12.93 SO/9.0 IP ratio is the 3rd-highest in ML history behind Randy Johnson (13.41 in 2001) and Pedro Martinez (13.20 in 1999)...Struck out 36.2% of batters faced, the 3rd-highest mark ever for a starting pitcher behind Pedro Martinez (37.5% in 1999) and Randy Johnson (37.4% in 2001)... Recorded 10+ SO in a ML-high 18 starts, the most in a season by any pitcher since Randy Johnson in 2001 (23)...Also led MLB with 8 starts of 12+ SO...The only other Red Sox pitcher with as many starts in a single season is Pedro Martinez (11 in 1999)...Led MLB with 10 scoreless starts, joining Babe Ruth (10, 1916) and Pedro Martinez (10, 2000 & '02) as the only Red Sox pitchers since 1913 with as many as 10 scoreless starts in a single season...Tossed 6.0+ IP in each of them, and 7.0+ in 8 of them...Pitched 7.0+ scoreless innings with 3 or fewer hits allowed in 5 of his starts, most in the majors...His 191 SO on the road-and 13 double-digit SO efforts on the road-were the most for any pitcher in a single season since at least 1913...Pitched 7.0+ innings and allowed 3 ER or fewer in each of his first 7 home starts from 4/5-7/15 (2.45 ERA)... Since earned runs became an official stat in 1913, no other pitcher has begun a Red Sox career with even 5 consecutive home starts of 7.0+ IP and 3 or fewer ER...Went 9-5 with a 2.33 ERA (32 ER/123.2 IP) and 13.97 SO/9.0 IP in 18 starts against AL East clubs...Had 192 SO vs. AL East clubs, the highest single-season total ever against the division and the most vs. any division since J.R Richard's 193 with HOU vs. the NL West in 1978...Tossed 7.0+ innings and allowed 2 or fewer ER in each of his first 6 starts of the season, joining Dave 'Boo' Ferriss (8, 1945) and Ernie Shore (6, 1914) as the only pitchers to begin a Red Sox career with such a streak since earned runs became an official stat in the AL in 1913...Threw 7.0+ innings and allowed 4 or fewer hits in each of his first 4 starts...Is the only pitcher since 1913 to begin a Red Sox career with 4 such starts, and the 1st Red Sox pitcher to begin any season like that since Pedro Martinez in 2000 (first 5)...Began his Red Sox career with 12.0 scoreless innings...Allowed 3 hits in 7.0 IP in his BOS debut on 4/5 vs. PIT and held the Tigers scoreless through 5.0 IP on 4/10 at DET. Earned his 1st win with BOS on 4/15 vs. TB (7.0 IP, 3 H, R, 3 BB, 12 SO)...According to Elias, his 12 SO were the most ever by a pitcher in his 1st win with the Red Sox, surpassing the previous record of 11 held by Don Aase (1977), Pedro Martinez (1998), and Hideo Nomo (2001)...Had 13 SO over 8.0 scoreless IP on 4/20 at TOR, the highest single-game SO total ever by a BOS pitcher at TOR...Totaled 101 SO in his first 10 starts...Joined Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Curt Schilling, and Roger Clemens as the only pitchers since 1900 with 100+ SO through the first 10 starts of any season (source: Elias)...Went 7-0 in 8 starts from 5/2-6/10...Threw a CG in the Sox' 1-0 loss at PHI on 6/15 (8.0 IP, 10 SO)...Became the 3rd Sox pitcher since 1913 with 10+ SO in a 1-0, complete-game loss (also Tim Wakefield on 9/11/05 at NYY and Pedro Martinez on 5/6/00 vs. TB)...Started the 88th All-Star Game on 7/11 at Marlins Park in Miami and threw 2.0 scoreless innings in the AL's 2-1, 10-inning victory... Set a Red Sox record with 12 double-digit SO games prior to the All-Star Game, breaking Pedro Martinez's previous record of 11...Had 178 SO prior to the break, the 3rd-highest total in club history behind Roger Clemens (186 in 1988) and Pedro Martinez (184 in 1999)...Went 6-4 with a 3.12 ERA (30 ER/86.2 IP) in 14 starts after the All-Star break...Gave up 13 ER over 8.0 IP in 2 starts vs. CLE (8/1 & 8/24), but posted a 1.94 ERA (17 ER/78.2 IP) in his other 12 starts after the break...7 of his 14 starts after the break were scoreless... Allowed 0 runs in his first 3 starts out of the All-Star break, the longest stretch of scoreless starts in his career (7/15 vs. NYY, 7/21 at LAA, 7/26 at SEA)...Threw 26.0 consecutive scoreless innings on the road from 7/6-8/13, allowing 0 runs in 3 straight starts at LAA, SEA, and TB...In his 1st start after the All-Star break on 7/15 vs. NYY, struck out 13 Yankees while allowing 3 hits over 7.2 scoreless IP...Became the only BOS pitcher since 1913 with 13+ SO and 3 or fewer hits in a scoreless start vs. NYY...Recorded his 200th SO on 7/21 at LAA, his 20th start...According to Elias, became the 4th pitcher ever with 200+ SO within the first 20 starts of a season (also Nolan Ryan in 1977, Randy Johnson in 1999-2001, and Pedro Martinez in 2000) ...Reached 200 SO in only 141.1 IP, the fewest innings needed to hit that mark in AL history (source: Elias)...Reached 250 SO on 8/19 vs. NYY, his 25th start...Joined Randy Johnson (1997, '99-'01) and Pedro Martinez (2000) as the only pitchers ever to reach 250 SO in their first 25 games of a season (source: Elias)...On 8/29 at TOR, recorded his 1,500th career SO in the 2nd, reaching the mark in the fewest IP (1,290.0 IP) in ML history (source: Elias)...Struck out 13 in 8.0 scoreless IP on 9/20 at BAL, reaching 300 SO for the year (W, 4 H, 0 BB). POSTSEASON: Started Game 1 of the ALDS at HOU and was dealt the loss (5.0 IP, 9 H, 7 R, BB, 6 SO)...Surrendered 2 ER over 4.2 relief IP in Game 4 of the ALDS vs. HOU and received the loss (4 H, 6 SO).

2016

Finished 5th in AL Cy Young Award voting and 16th in AL MVP voting...Led the majors with 6 complete games...Went 17-10 with a 3.34 ERA (84 ER/226.2 IP) and 233 SO in 32 starts. Was named to his 5th consecutive All-Star Team, joining Billy Pierce (1955-59) as the only pitchers in White Sox history to accomplish that feat. Was 17-6 with a 2.77 ERA (63 ER/205.0 IP) in 28 starts vs. AL teams, including 7-0 with a 1.52 ERA (9 ER/53.1 IP) in 7 starts against the AL East...Went 5-0 with a 0.94 ERA (4 ER/38.1 IP) in AL East ballparks. Set career highs in innings, starts, and complete games, and matched his career bests in wins (also 2012) and quality starts (23; also 2013 and 2015). Ranked among AL leaders in SO (T-2nd), ERA (9th), WHIP (3rd, 1.04), SO/9.0 IP (6th, 9.3), SO/BB ratio (3rd, 5.18), innings (3rd), quality starts (T-3rd), BB/9.0 IP (4th, 1.79), wins (T-4th), and opponent AVG (5th, .227), OBP (6th, .279), SLG (7th, .372), and OPS (7th, .651). Struck out 200+ batters for a franchise-record 4th consecutive season, joining Max Scherzer (2012-16) as the only active pitchers to acccomplish the feat...His 233 SO were the 6th-highest total in CWS history. His 6 CG were the most by a White Sox pitcher since Bartolo Colon threw 9 in 2003 and the most by a CWS lefty since Floyd Bannister threw 11 in 1987...Became the 1st White Sox pitcher to lead the majors in complete games since Jack McDowell (13) in 1992. Recorded 200.0 IP and 30 starts for the 3rd time in his career (also 2013 and 2015). Went 14-3 with a 3.38 ERA (47 ER/125.0 IP) in the 1st half and 3-7 with a 3.28 ERA (37 ER/101.2 IP) after the break. Limited left-handers to a .197 AVG (25-for-127), the 6th-lowest mark in the AL. Won each of his first 9 starts, the 2nd-longest season-opening streak in franchise history behind Eddie Cicotte (12 in 1919) and tied for 8th-longest in the modern era (since 1900)...Became the 3rd ML pitcher since 1913 to win his first 9 starts of a season with an ERA of 1.58 or lower, joining Cicotte in 1919 (9-0, 0.82) and the Giants' Sal Maglie in 1952 (9-0, 1.12) (source: STATS). Won 10 straight starts from 10/2/15-5/19/16, tied for the 4th-longest streak in CWS history (source: Elias)...Only Eddie Cicotte (12 in 1919), LaMarr Hoyt (11 in 1983-84), and Ed Walsh (11 in 1906) posted longer streaks. Became the 1st pitcher in the major leagues to reach 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 victories. Made his 3rd career Opening Day start on 4/4 at OAK (also 2013-14)...Threw his 2nd career shutout and 9th complete game on 4/15 at TB (9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 9 SO). Earned his 4th win on 4/20 vs. LAA...Joined Eddie Cicotte (1919) and Jack McDowell (1992) as the only pitchers in club history to win each of his first 4 starts of a season while issuing a total of 3 BB or fewer. On 5/13 at Yankee Stadium, threw the first 9.0-inning complete game by a CWS pitcher against the Yankees since Jim Abbott on 7/18/95 at the old Yankee Stadium...Was his 10th career complete game. Joined Ed Lopat (1951), Sal Maglie (1952), Fernando Valenzuela (1981), and Pedro Martinez (1997) as the only pitchers since 1951 to win his first 8 starts with a sub-2.00 ERA (source: Elias). Threw his 2nd consecutive complete game on 5/19 vs. HOU...Became the 1st CWS pitcher to throw consecutive complete games since Jake Peavy from 4/23-28/12...Also became the 1st Sox pitcher since Jack McDowell in 1991 to record 3 complete games over his first 9 starts of the season. His streak of 518 consecutive lefties faced without yielding a HR (dating back to Brennan Boesch on 9/12/12 at DET) ended on Eric Hosmer's solo shot in the 1st on 6/10 vs. KC...Hosmer added another solo shot in the 4th to join Ryan Raburn (9/7/15 vs. CLE) as the only players with multi-homer efforts vs. Sale. Joined Wilbur Wood (3 times) as the only CWS pitchers to win 14+ games in the 1st half of a season. On 7/12 at SD, became the 5th pitcher in CWS history to start the Midsummer Classic, joining Billy Pierce (1953, '55-56), Early Wynn (1959), Esteban Loaiza (2003), and Mark Buehrle (2005)...Gave up 1 run in 1.0 IP (Kris Bryant HR). Received a no-decision on 7/18 at SEA despite allowing just 1 hit over 8.0 scoreless IP. Was scratched from his scheduled start on 7/23 vs. DET and suspended 5 games by the White Sox for violating team rules, insubordination, and destroying team equipment...Was reinstated from the suspended list on 7/28 and made the start that night at Wrigley Field. Led the AL with 52 SO in August. Threw 8.0+ innings in a career-high 6 straight starts from 8/20-9/16, the longest streak by a CWS pitcher since Jack McDowell went 7 in a row from 7/10-8/8/94 (source: STATS). Had 14 SO and 0 BB in the White Sox' 3-1 loss to SEA on 8/26...Joined Randy Johnson as the only pitchers in ML history to record multiple games with 14+ SO and 0 BB in a team loss (also 6/19/15 vs. TEX) (source: Elias).

2015

Recorded an American League-best and franchise-record 274 strikeouts, breaking the previous mark of 269 set by Hallof-Famer Ed Walsh in 1908 … set the new Sox record in just 208.2 IP, compared to 464.0 for Walsh. ... Walsh's 107-year old franchise record was the longest standing strikeout mark among existing franchises in the modern era (1901-) and was tied with Rube Waddell (1908 St. Louis Browns) for the third-oldest strikeout mark in combined franchise history, trailing only Christy Mathewson (1903 Giants) and Waddell (1904 Athletics). His 274 strikeouts were the third-highest total by a majorleague left-hander since 2004, trailing Clayton Kershaw (301 in 2015) and Randy Johnson (290 in 2004). n Became the first pitcher since Hall-of-Famer Pedro Martinez in 2002 to lead the AL in both strikeouts and strikeout-towalk ratio (6.52). ... Struck out 200-plus batters for the third consecutive season, joining Walsh (1910-12) as the only pitchers in Sox history to accomplish the feat … recorded 200.0-plus IP and 30-plus starts for the second time in his career (also 2013). n His average of 11.92 strikeouts per 9.0 IP set a Sox record and was the highest in the majors since Johnson's 13.41 mark in 2001 … his 6.51 strikeout-to-walk ratio (274 SO/42 BB) broke his own club record of 5.33 set in 2014. ... Led the AL with an average of 107.2 pitches per start and ranked among the leaders in numerous other categories. ... Struck out 10-plus batters 13 times, breaking his own franchise record of eight set in 2014 … became the first pitcher since Randy Johnson in 2004 to record double-digit strikeouts 13 times in one season (STATS). ... Was named to his fourth straight ALAll-Star Team after going 8-4 with a 2.72 ERA (39 ER/119.1 IP) and 157 strikeouts in 17 starts before the break … his 157 strikeouts were a club first-half record, breaking the mark of 143 set by Wilbur Wood in 1973. ... Joined LHP Billy Pierce (1955-59) as the only pitchers in White Sox history to make at least four straight All-Star Teams … did not pitch in the Midsummer Classic at Cincinnati. ... Went 5-7 with a 4.33 ERA (43 ER/89.1 IP) and 117 strikeouts in 14 starts after the break. ... Was 3-0 with a 1.20 ERA (4 ER/30.0 IP), 48 strikeouts and 16 hits allowed in four interleague starts, upping his career record to 6-0 with a 1.87 ERA (19 ER/91.2 IP) and 120 strikeouts in 19 games (11 starts) vs. the National League. ... Sox went 16-15 in his starts … 23 of his 31 starts (74.2 percent) were quality … lasted at least 7.0 IP 20 times. ... Left-handers batted .250 (32-128), up from his .165 average in 2014 and his career mark of .194 entering the season. ... Went 1-4 with a 7.36 ERA (27 ER/33.0 IP) and .319 (46-144) opponents average in six starts vs. Minnesota, compared to 12-7 with a 2.66 ERA (52 ER/175.2 IP) and .214 (139-650) opponents average vs. the rest of baseball. ... Missed spring training and began the season on the disabled list with an avulsion fracture of his right foot suffered on 2/27 … was reinstated on 4/12 and made his debut that day vs. Minnesota, allowing one run with eight strikeouts over 6.0 IP. ... Went 2-1 with a 5.93 ERA (18 ER/27.1 IP) over his first five starts and 6-3 with a 1.76 ERA (18 ER/92.0 IP) and 131 strikeouts over his next 12 starts leading into the All-Star Break. ... Was suspended five games by Major League Baseball for his role in a benches-clearing altercation on 4/23 vs. Kansas City (served from 5/7-11) … his two strikeouts against the Royals were his lowest total in 88 career starts. ... Allowed a career-high nine runs (eight earned) on nine hits over 3.0 IP on 4/30 at Minnesota, the shortest non rain-shortened start of his career. ... Recorded the first of his club-record 13 double-digit strikeout games on 5/12 at Milwaukee, fanning 11 over 8.0 IP … posted a no decision on 5/18 vs. Cleveland despite allowing just one run on four hits over 8.0 IP. ...  Struck out 10-plus batters in eight straight starts from 5/23- 6/30, tied with Pedro Martinez (8/19-9/27/99 with Boston) for the longest streak in major-league history (Elias) … fanned 12-plus batters in five straight starts from 5/28-6/19, joining Martinez and Randy Johnson as the only pitchers to accomplish that feat. ... Recorded three straight starts of 12-plus strikeouts with one or no runs allowed from 5/28-6/8, joining Hall-of-Famer Sandy Koufax as the only major-league pitchers since 1900 to accomplish that feat (Elias). ... Became the first pitcher since 1900 to record 10-plus strikeouts in four straight starts (5/23-6/8) while increasing his total in each outing (Elias).  Struck out at least one batter in 38 straight innings from 5/28- 6/24, the longest streak in the majors since Johan Santana (39) in 2002 (Elias). ... Threw 100-plus pitches in 15 straight starts from 5/6-7/25 … threw 22.2 straight scoreless IP from 5/23-6/8, the secondlongest streak of his career (28.0, 5/6-6/2/13). ... Struck out 12-plus batters with no runs allowed in back-toback starts on 5/28-1 at Baltimore and 6/3 at Texas … joined Chan Ho Park (2000), Hideo Nomo (1995), Roger Clemens (1987), Nolan Ryan (1978) and Sandy Koufax (1965) as the only pitchers since 1965 to accomplish that feat. ... Recorded his fifth career game with no walks and 10 or more strikeouts on 5/28-1 at Batimore. ... Was named AL Pitcher of the Month for June after going 2-2 with a 1.83 ERA (9 ER/44.1 IP) and 75 strikeouts in six starts … it was his second career monthly honor (May 2012). ... His 75 strikeouts broke Juan Pizarro's franchise monthly record of 61 set in August 1961 and were the most in the major leagues since Nolan Ryan set the modern-day record of 87 with California in June 1977. ... Sale, Sandy Koufax (76 in May 1965), Sam McDowell (76 in May 1968) and Ryan (five different months) are the only pitchers in the last 100 years to record 75-plus strikeouts in a single month (STATS LLC). ... His average of 15.23 strikeouts per 9.0 IP was the thirdhighest monthly total in major-league history behind Hall-ofFamer Randy Johnson (15.79 in July 2001) and Kerry Wood (15.43 in May 1998). ... Earned his 50th career victory on 6/8 vs. Houston, allowing one run with 14 strikeouts over 8.0 IP.  Posted a no decision on 6/19 vs. Texas despite allowing just two singles with no walks and 14 strikeouts over 8.0 scoreless IP … recorded the 34th game in major-league history and first in White Sox history with 14 or more strikeouts and no walks … retired the first 17 batters.  The Sox became the fourth team in major-league history to lose a game despite having a starting pitcher throw 8.0-plus scoreless IP with 14 or more strikeouts (Elias).  Struck out 10 batters in a loss on 6/24 at Minnesota, the seventh time since 2012 that he has struck out 10 or more batters in a losing effort. ... Posted a no decision on 6/30 at St. Louis despite allowing one run on six hits with 12 strikeouts over 8.0 IP in his 100th career start … collected his only career hit in the third inning, a single off Lance Lynn. ... Went 46-30 with a 2.81 ERA (213 ER/682.2 IP) and 766 strikeouts through his first 100 career starts (Elias) … his 766 strikeouts were the most in major-league history by a pitcher through his first 100 starts, ahead of Tim Lincecum (755) and Dwight Gooden (749) … according to STATS LLC, his 2.81 ERA was the third-best mark in Sox history after 100 starts behind Red Faber (2.25) and Gary Peters (2.61). ... Registered his eighth career complete game on 7/6 vs. Toronto … pitching opposite Mark Buehrle, who also went the distance, the game lasted 1:54, the fastest in the majors since Kansas City at Tampa Bay on 8/9/11 (1:53). ... Struck out a franchise-record 29 batters in back-to-back starts on 8/21-26, fanning 14 on 8/21 at Seattle after matching his career high with 15 on 8/16 vs. the Cubs. ... Became the fifth left-hander in major-league history to record at least 15 strikeouts with one or no hits allowed on 8/16 vs. the Cubs, joining Randy Johnson (four), Clayton Kershaw, Jon Lester and Warren Spahn (one each). ... Lost four consecutive starts from 9/7-24, posting a 4.88 ERA (13 ER/24.0 IP). ... Recorded his 1,000th career strikeout (Chris Young) in the fourth inning on 9/24 at New York-AL, becoming the fifth-fastest pitcher (872.0 IP) in major-league history to reach that milestone … only Billy Wagner (757.2 IP), Octavio Dotel (820.1), Francisco Rodriguez (827.1) and Kerry Wood (853.0) reached 1,000 strikeouts in fewer IP than Sale (Elias).  Ended his four-game losing streak in his final start on 10/2 vs. Detroit (1 ER/7.0 IP) … recorded his 270th strikeout (James McCann) in the second inning to break Walsh's 107-year-old club record.

2014

Was a finalist for both the American League Cy Young Award and the Players Choice AL Outstanding Pitcher...Finished third in the Cy Young voting (78 points) behind Cleveland's Corey Kluber (169) and Seattle's Felix Hernandez (159)...Narrowly missed becoming the first White Sox pitcher to lead the AL in ERA since Joel Horlen in 1967, finishing .03 behind Hernandez...His 2.17 ERA was the lowest by a Sox pitcher since Wilbur Wood (1.91) in 1971 and the lowest by an AL lefty since Ron Guidry (1.74) in 1978...Ranked among the AL leaders in almost every category (see box at right) despite missing a month of the season with a flexor muscle strain in his left elbow...Held opponents to a .205 average, the eighth-lowest mark in White Sox history and best since Gary Peters (.199) in 1967...Struck out 208 batters, joining Ed Walsh (1907-08, '10-12), Tom Bradley (1971-72) and Javier Vazquez (2007-08) as the only pitchers in franchise history to record 200 in back-to-back seasons … his 208 strikeouts set a franchise-record by a White Sox pitcher through 26 starts of a season, seven more than the mark he set in 2013 (STATS LLC)...Set franchise records with 10.76 strikeouts per 9.0 IP and a 5.33 strikeout-to-walk ratio, breaking the club marks of 9.49 and 4.91 he set in 2013...Was named to his third straight ALAll-Star Team via the Final Vote after going 8-1 with a 2.08 ERA (22 ER/95.0 IP) and 102 strikeouts before the break … became the first Sox pitcher to accomplish the feat since Jack McDowell from 1991-93...Recorded a franchise-record eight double-digit strikeout games, tied with Max Scherzer for third-most in the majors...Fanned 12-plus batters a major-league high four times, with a season best of 13...Limited left-handers to a .165 (20-121) average with two extra-base hits (both doubles), the second-lowest mark among AL starters behind Kansas City's Danny Duffy (.137)...Also ranked second in the AL behind Duffy in opponents OBP (.211), slugging (.182) and OPS (.393)...Went 3-1 with a 1.93 ERA (16 ER/74.2 IP) in 11 starts on the road … his 1.93 road ERA would have ranked fourth in the major leagues with the minimum IP...Was 9-3 with a 2.36 ERA (29 ER/99.1 IP), 129 strikeouts and two complete games in 15 starts at U.S. Cellular Field...Went 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA (4 ER/23.0 IP) and 28 strikeouts in three starts during interleague play, including a 1-0 record with a 1.93 ERA (3 ER/14.0 IP) and 19 strikeouts in two starts against the World Champion San Francisco Giants....Went 2-1 with a 1.77 ERA (9 ER/45.2 IP) and 50 strikeouts in seven starts vs. the AL East, including a 0.00 ERA (12.0 IP) with 17 strikeouts against the Yankees...Was 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA (5 ER/20.0 IP) and 33 strikeouts in three starts vs. Detroit, fanning 10 or more in all three starts...Limited opponents to a .152 (31-204) average through his first nine starts, the lowest mark by an AL pitcher since 1971, when Oakland's Vida Blue also held the opposition to a .152 mark...His 80.8 (21-26) quality start percentage ranked fifth in the major leagues and fourth in White Sox history...Sox went 15-11 in his starts … five of his 10 no decisions resulted in starts when he left with the lead … went 5-0 with eight ND when pitching after a Sox loss … gave up five hits or less in 16 of his 26 starts … opponents were 4-8 (50.0) in stolen-base attempts … received 4.40 runs of support per 9.0 IP, up from 3.19 in 2013...Carried a no-hitter into the fourth inning in six straight starts from 4/17-6/12, including into the sixth on 4/17 vs. Boston and 5/22 vs. Yankees...Made his second straight Opening Day start on 3/31 vs. Kansas City (3 ER/7.1 IP) … threw 8.0 scoreless IP in his next start on 4/6 at Kansas City...Allowed one hit with 10 strikeouts in back-to-back starts on 4/17 vs. Boston and 5/22 vs. the Yankees, joining R.A. Dickey (6/13-18/12) as the only pitchers in the modern era to accomplish that feat (Elias)...Was on the disabled list for the first time in his career from 4/18-5/21 with a flexor muscle strain in his left arm … made one rehab start for Class AAA Charlotte on 5/16-1 at Durham, allowing one hit with 11 strikeouts over 4.0 scoreless IP...Went the distance for the sixth time in his career on 6/1 vs. San Diego (28 batters faced) … carried a three-hit shutout into the eighth inning on 6/7 at the Angels before giving up five runs without recording an out, including a grand slam to Mike Trout...Suffered his first loss on 6/12 vs. Detroit (1 ER/7.0 IP)...Did not issue a walk and struck out 10...Allowed a career-high 11 hits over 6.0 IP on 6/23 at Baltimore....Posted a 0.85 ERA (3 ER/31.2 IP) in July, the fifth-lowest by a Sox pitcher in that month since at least 1914...Recorded his seventh career complete game on 7/4 vs. Seattle and his fourth career start with no walks and 10-plus strikeouts...Gave up one run in back-to-back starts on 7/9 at Boston (7.2 IP) and 7/21 vs. Kansas City (7.0 IP) … threw 8.0 scoreless IP with no walks and 12 strikeouts on 7/26 at Minnesota...His 56 strikeouts in August tied San Francisco's Madison Bumgarner for the major-league lead and tied Javier Vazquez (9/07) for the sixth-highest monthly total in franchise history..Posted a ND on 8/12 at San Francisco despite throwing 8.0 scoreless IP...Struck out a season-high 13 on 8/30-1 vs. Detroit...Fanned 10-plus batters for the 17th time in 81 career starts, tying the club record set by Ed Walsh, who reached the mark in his 288th start...Earned his 12th and final victory on 9/11 vs. Oakland, allowing just two singles over 8.0 scoreless IP...Struck out 10 batters over 6.0 IP on 9/24 at Detroit (ND).

2013

Was named to his second consecutive American League All-Star Team (chosen by manager Jim Leyland) in his second season as a starter … established single-season franchise records in strikeouts per 9.0 IP (9.49) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.91) … his 226 strikeouts ranked third in the AL and were the highest total by a lefty in White Sox history … became the eighth Sox pitcher (third lefty) to strike out 200-plus batters in a season … recorded 12 or more strikeouts four times to up his career total to six, tied with Juan Pizarro and Ed Walsh for the most in Sox history … became the eighth Sox pitcher (15th time) to reach 200.0 IP and 200 strikeouts in a season and first since Javier Vazquez in 2007-08 … became the fastest pitcher in franchise history to reach 200 strikeouts in a season (193.2 IP and 27 starts) and 500 career strikeouts (472.1 IP) … his four complete games were the most by a Chicago lefty since Mark Buehrle in 2004 (also four) … received a 3.19 run support average (76 RS), the third-lowest mark in the majors … posted a 2.97 ERA at U.S. Cellular Field (40 ER/121.1 IP), the 10th-lowest mark in the AL … his .215 opponent average (95-441) at home ranked sixth … recorded a major-league best 0.87 ERA (3 ER/31.0 IP) in May … left-handers hit just .135 (20-148) with three-extra base hits (no home runs), the third-lowest average in the major-leagues behind Boston's Koji Uehara and Pittsburgh's Francisco Liriano … opponents hit just .213 (94-442) in the first half … averaged 108.3 pitches per start … worked at least 7.0 IP 23 times, going 10-8 with a 2.14 ERA (42 ER/176.1 IP) and a 3.42 RSA (67 RS) in those outings … compiled a 28.0 scoreless IP streak from 5/6-6/2, the 11th-longest streak in franchise history and longest since Wilson Alvarez went 31.0 scoreless 9/11-27/93 … earned the victory in his first Opening Day start on 4/1 vs. Kansas City, throwing 7.2 scoreless IP … surrendered eight runs in a loss on 4/13 at Cleveland … went 4-0 with a 1.18 ERA (5 ER/38.0 IP) in five starts from 4/25-5/17 … allowed two earned runs or less over 6.0-plus IP in seven consecutive starts from 4/18-6/2, the longest streak by a Sox pitcher since Gavin Floyd also went seven from 6/8-7/10/10 … recorded his first career shutout and second complete game on 5/12 vs. Los Angeles-AL, allowing just one hit while facing 28 batters … retired the first 19 batters faced, did not issue a walk and went to a three-ball count once … the shutout was the first of his career and second complete game … it was the 63rd one-hitter in Sox history and first since Zach Stewart on 9/5/11 at Minnesota … according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the 12th pitcher in White Sox history to throw a shutout while allowing one hit with no walks or hit batters, and just the sixth since 1958 to equal those numbers when facing 27 or 28 batters … joined St. Louis' Shelby Miller, Boston's Jon Lester and New York-NL's Matt Harvey as pitchers in May who worked 9.0 scoreless IP and allowed no more than one batter to reach base safely … it was the first time in the modern era (since 1900) that four pitchers have accomplished the feat in a single month … threw 7.2 scoreless IP in his next start on 5/17 at the Angels, allowing three hits with 12 strikeouts to extend his winning streak to four games … improved to 10-0 lifetime vs. the AL West, joining Dock Ellis (1976-77) as the only pitchers in baseball history to win their first 10 decisions vs. the division (STATS LLC) … was scratched from his scheduled start on 5/22 vs. Boston due to tendinitis in his left posterior shoulder … suffered a career-high, six game losing streak from 6/2-7/6 (seven starts) despite recording a 3.10 ERA (17 ER/49.1 IP) … received a 1.64 RSA (9 RS) during the streak … the 3.10 ERA was the lowest by a White Sox pitcher during a losing streak of six-plus games since Charlie Robertson in 1923 (six games, 2.64 ERA) … the last pitcher in baseball to reach those marks was Orel Hershiser in 1989 (seven straight losses, 2.29 ERA) … suffered the loss on 6/14 at Houston despite throwing his third career complete game, allowing one unearned run with 14 strikeouts over 8.0 IP … became just the third pitcher in the last 100 years to lose a game while striking out 14-plus and surrendering zero earned runs, joining the White Sox Jim Scott (6/22/1913) and Cleveland's Sam McDowell (7/6/68) … the 14 strikeouts tied for the seventh-highest total in franchise history and were the second-most of his career (15 on 5/28/12 at Tampa Bay) … recorded 13 strikeouts over 8.0 IP in a no decision on 6/25 vs. the Mets … became the first pitcher since Randy Johnson in 2004 to make two starts of 8.0-plus IP with 13-plus strikeouts without earning a win … snapped his losing streak on 7/11 at Detroit (3 ER/6.2 IP) … earned the victory for the AL at the 84th All-Star game on 7/16 at Citi Field … worked 2.0 scoreless IP with two strikeouts (Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki) … the victory was the seventh by a White Sox pitcher in the All-Star Game, the most among AL franchises and the second-most in baseball (San Francisco, 8) … surrendered just two earned runs over 8.0 IP in a loss on 7/22 vs. Detroit … the loss was his third of the season when working at least 8.0 IP … suffered the loss on 7/27 vs. Kansas City (1 ER) despite throwing his fourth career complete game … allowed two earned runs in a complete game victory on 8/12 vs. Detroit … matched his career high by allowing eight earned runs over 7.0 IP on 8/23 vs. Texas (also 4/13/13 at Cleveland) … registered his sixth double-digit strikeout game of the season on 8/28 vs. Houston, allowing one run with 12 strikeouts over 8.0 IP … recorded 12-plus strikeouts for the sixth time in his career, tying Pizarro and Ed Walsh for the club record … earned his final win on 9/9 vs. Detroit (1 ER/8.0 IP) … was charged with the loss in his 30th and final start on 9/27 vs. Kansas City … agreed to terms on a five-year, $32.5-million contract on 3/7, including club options for 2018 and 2019...T1st in complete games (4); 2nd in SO/BB ratio (4.91); 3rd in strikeouts (226) and WHIP (1.07); T4th in quality starts (23); 5th in baserunners per 9.0 IP (10.25); T5th in IP (214.1); 6th in strikeouts per 9.0 IP (9.49); 7th in ERA (3.07) and opponents average (.230).

2012

Went 17-8 with a 3.05 ERA (65 ER/192.0 IP) and 192 strikeouts in his first professional season as a starting pitcher ... was selected to his first American League All-Star team ... ranked among the AL leaders in multiple categories (see box at right) ... recorded 11 or more strikeouts four times in 2012, joining Ed Walsh (four in 1910) and Javier Vazquez (four in 2006) as the only players in White Sox history to accomplish the feat ... became the fifth White Sox pitcher to strike out 13-plus batters twice in one season (5/28 at Tampa Bay and 8/22 vs. the Yankees) ... owned an eight-game home winning streak from 5/24-9/8, tied for the third-longest in franchise history ... Johnny Rigney (1938-39) and Mark Buehrle (2008-09) share the franchise record with 12 straight home wins ... his 192 strikeouts were the most by a Sox left-hander since Floyd Bannister in 1985 (198), and his 17 wins were the most since Buehrle in 2002 (19) ... went 11-3 (.786) following a White Sox loss, tied with Philadelphia's Cole Hamels for the best mark in the Majors... was 9-3 with a 2.30 ERA (24 ER/94.0 IP) at home and 8-5 with a 3.77 mark (41 ER/98.0 IP) on the road ... his 9.0 strikeouts per 9.0 IP (1st) and 3.76 strikeout-to-walk ratio (6th) rank among Chicago's single-season franchise leaders ... ranked among AL home leaders in ERA (3rd), winning percentage (5th, .750), wins (t5th, 9) and opponents average (7th, .215) ... was 10-2 with a 2.19 ERA (25 ER/102.2 IP) and a .198 (73-368) opponents average in the first half and 7-6 with a 4.03 mark (40 ER/89.1 IP) after the break ... made 19 quality starts and worked at least 7.0 IP 13 times ... lefties hit .233 (45-193) with two home runs while righties were at .236 (122-518) with 17 homers ... limited the opposition to a .169 (26-154) average with RISP and a .199 mark (48-241) the first time through the lineup (.253 the rest of the game) ... was named AL pitcher of the Month for May after going 4-1 with a 1.71 ERA (6 ER/31.2 IP), 35 strikeouts and a .181 (21-116) opponents average over six games (five starts) ... the award was his first career monthly honor ... allowed three runs or less over his first 11 starts, joining Gary Peters (16 starts, 1963), Cisco Carlos (13, 1967-68) and Fred Klages (12, 1966-67) as the only pitchers in franchise history to accomplish the feat ... went 6-0 with a 2.65 ERA (16 ER/54.1 IP) over his first nine road starts from 4/9-7/15 ... earned the win in his first career start on 4/9 at Cleveland (1 ER/6.2 IP) ... struck out 11 in a victory on 4/20 at Seattle (3 ER/6.1 IP) ... was moved to the bullpen on 5/4 after experiencing tenderness in his left elbow ... suffered a blown save in his only relief outing on 5/8 at Cleveland (1 ER/1.0 IP) ... was moved back into the rotation on 5/12 and started that night vs. Kansas City (l, 3 ER/5.0 IP) ... compiled an eight-game winning streak from 5/17-7/15, tied for the third-longest in the AL during the season and tied for the second-longest by a White Sox first-year starter since 1919 (STATS LLC) ... allowed just one run on three hits with 15 strikeouts in a victory on 5/28 at Tampa Bay ... the 15 strikeouts tied for the second-most in franchise history (fifth time) and were the most by a Sox pitcher since Jack Harshman struck out a team-record 16 on 7/25/54 at Boston ... also set a Tropicana Field record for strikeouts, breaking the mark of 14 set by Boston's Pedro Martinez on 7/7/99 ... became the youngest AL pitcher (23 years, 59 days) to record 15 or more strikeouts since Greg Swindell (5/10/87) and the youngest in the Majors since Mark Prior registered 16 on 6/26/03 ... threw his first career complete game on 6/3 vs. Seattle, allowing two runs on five hits with eight strikeouts and two walks ... worked 8.0 scoreless IP in a victory on 6/9 vs. Houston ... received a no-decision on 6/22 vs. Milwaukee despite throwing 8.0 scoreless IP ... reached 200 career strikeouts in 182.2 IP, tied with Cole Hamels for the fourth-fewest IP to reach the mark among active pitchers (source: STATS LLC) ... allowed two runs or less in 7.0 IP or more in three consecutive wins on 6/27 at Minnesota (2 ER/7.0 IP), 7/3 vs. Texas (1 ER/7.1 IP) and 7/15 at Kansas City (1 ER/8.0 IP) ... worked 1.0 scoreless IP at the All-Star Game in Kansas City ... his eight-game winning streak ended on 7/21 at Detroit (5 ER/7.0 IP) ... struck out 11 over 6.2 IP in a victory on 8/12 vs. Oakland ... earned the win on 8/22 vs. the Yankees, allowing one run over 7.2 IP with 13 strikeouts ... suffered the loss in his final start of the season on 9/29 vs. the Rays (5 ER/3.1 IP), snapping his eight-game home winning streak.

2011

Went 2-2 with a 2.79 ERA (22 ER/71.0 IP), eight saves and 79 strikeouts in his first full Major-League season ... his 71.0 IP in relief led the team and were the most by a White Sox left-hander since Matt Thornton worked 72.1 in 2009 ... ranked among the American League relief leaders in IP (6th), strikeouts (6th), strikeouts per 9.0 IP (8th, 10.01) and inherited runners scored percent (8th, 18.4) ... converted 8-10 save opportunities and recorded 16 holds, third-most on the team behind Jesse Crain (24) and Matt Thornton (20) ... posted a 1.66 ERA (10 ER/54.1 IP) over his final 41 outings, lowering his season mark from 6.48 to 2.79 ... held right-handers to a .199 (27-136) average and lefties to a .208 (25-120) mark ... went 2-0 with a 3.47 ERA (14 ER/36.1 IP) and a .245 (34-139) opponents average in the first half and 0-2 with a 2.08 ERA (8 ER/34.2 IP) and a .154 (18-117) mark after the break ... allowed 18.4 (7-38) percent of inherited runners to score ... first batters hit .273 (15-55) ... posted a 2.04 ERA (8 ER/35.1 IP) vs. the AL Central ... recorded a 1.59 ERA (6 ER/34.0 IP) on the road and a 3.89 mark (16 ER/37.0 IP) at home ... earned both of his victories in April (4/6 at Kansas City and 4/12 vs. Oakland) but recorded his highest monthly ERA (5.91) ... tossed a career-high 3.0 scoreless IP on 5/28 at Toronto ... threw 13.2 consecutive scoreless IP from 7/24-8/16 ... surrendered his first career home run to a lefty on 8/16 vs. Cleveland (Travis Hafner) ... tied his career high with four strikeouts on 8/30 vs. Minnesota and 9/10 vs. Cleveland ... his streak of eight straight saves converted ended in the season finale on 9/28 vs. Toronto when he allowed two runs in the ninth inning ... entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 1 Prospect in the White Sox organization ... also tabbed by the same publication as possessing the Best fastball, Best slider and Best changeup among Sox prospects who spent time in the Minor Leagues in 2010.

2010

Went 2-1 with a 1.93 ERA (5 ER/23.1 IP), four saves and 32strikeouts in 21 relief appearances in his first professional season ... was theonly player from the 2010 First-Year Player Draft to play in the majors ... alsobecame the first White Sox pitcher to make his debut in the same year hewas drafted since Alex Fernandez in 1990 ... was 4-4 in save opportunities(3-3 vs. American League Central opponents) ... 18 of his 21 appearanceswere scoreless ... averaged 12.3 strikeouts per 9.0 IP ... opponents batted.185 (15-81), with left-handers at .290 (9-31) and righties at .120 (6-50) with23 strikeouts ... allowed 23.1 percent (3-13) of inherited runners to score ...first batters hit .105 (2-19) ... his contract was purchased from Class AAACharlotte on 8/4 ... did not retire either batter faced in his major-league debuton 8/6 at Baltimore ... made five straight scoreless appearances to begin his career before suffereing the losson 8/21-1 at Kansas City (1 ER/1.2 IP) ... earned his first major-league save on 9/1 at Cleveland and first win on9/6 at Detroit with a career-high 2.2 scoreless IP ... struck out a career-high four batters on 10/3 vs. Cleveland... issued one walk and struck out 16 over his final 10 outings (12.1 IP) ... was named The Sporting News MinorLeague Rookie of the Year (players drafted in 2010) after going 0-0 with a 2.61 ERA (3 ER/10.1 IP) and 19strikeouts in 11 relief outings between Class A Winston-Salem and the Knights ... was listed by Baseball Americaas the No. 4 overall prospect in the 2010 draft and possessing the Best Command and being the Second-Closestto the Majors among draft-eligible college players ... was recommended/signed by Jose Ortega.

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Awards

World Series Championship

  Year   Team             League
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  2018   Boston Red Sox   AL

AL All-Star

  Year   Team                League
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  2012   Chicago White Sox   AL
  2013   Chicago White Sox   AL
  2014   Chicago White Sox   AL
  2015   Chicago White Sox   AL
  2016   Chicago White Sox   AL
  2017   Boston Red Sox      AL
  2018   Boston Red Sox      AL

AL Pitcher of the Month

  Month     Team                League
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  05/2012   Chicago White Sox   AL
  06/2015   Chicago White Sox   AL
  06/2018   Boston Red Sox      AL
  07/2018   Boston Red Sox      AL

Baseball America Major League All-Rookie Team

  Year   Team                League
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  2011   Chicago White Sox   AL

Red Sox Pitcher of the Year

  Year   Team             League
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  2017   Boston Red Sox   AL
  2018   Boston Red Sox   AL

League Rankings

Strikeouts

  Year   SO    Rank
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  2019   218   8th in AL
  2018   237   3rd in AL
  2017   308   1st in AL
  2016   233   2nd in AL
  2015   274   1st in AL
  2014   208   6th in AL
  2013   226   3rd in AL
  2012   192   9th in AL

Hit By Pitch

  Year   HBP   Rank
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  2019   13    3rd in AL
  2018   14    5th in AL
  2017   8     13th in AL
  2016   17    1st in AL
  2015   13    1st in AL
  2014   11    5th in AL
  2013   14    4th in AL
  2012   6     24th in AL

Batting Average

  Year   AVG    Rank
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  2017   .208   2nd in AL
  2016   .227   5th in AL
  2015   .233   12th in AL
  2014   .205   3rd in AL
  2013   .230   7th in AL
  2012   .235   6th in AL

At Bats

  Year   AB    Rank
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  2017   794   2nd in AL
  2016   837   3rd in AL
  2015   794   8th in AL
  2013   800   12th in AL
  2012   711   21st in AL

Earned Run Average

  Year   ERA    Rank
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  2017   2.90   2nd in AL
  2016   3.34   9th in AL
  2015   3.41   10th in AL
  2014   2.17   2nd in AL
  2013   3.07   7th in AL
  2012   3.05   4th in AL

Innings Pitched

  Year   IP      Rank
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  2017   214.1   1st in AL
  2016   226.2   3rd in AL
  2015   208.2   7th in AL
  2013   214.1   5th in AL
  2012   192.0   14th in AL

Wins

  Year   Wins   Rank
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  2018   12     15th in AL
  2017   17     4th in AL
  2016   17     4th in AL
  2015   13     12th in AL
  2012   17     4th in AL

WHIP

  Year   WHIP   Rank
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  2017   0.97   2nd in AL
  2016   1.04   3rd in AL
  2015   1.09   7th in AL
  2014   0.97   2nd in AL
  2013   1.07   3rd in AL
  2012   1.14   5th in AL

Home Runs

  Year   HR   Rank
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  2016   27   17th in AL
  2015   23   19th in AL
  2013   23   23rd in AL

Hits

  Year   H     Rank
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  2017   165   24th in AL
  2016   190   13th in AL
  2015   185   20th in AL
  2013   184   22nd in AL

Losses

  Year   Losses   Rank
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  2019   11       13th in AL
  2015   11       13th in AL
  2013   14       3rd in AL

Runs

  Year   R    Rank
  ------ ---- ------------
  2016   88   25th in AL
  2015   88   21st in AL

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Latest Transactions

  Team   Date                 Transaction
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   []    October 31, 2020     Boston Red Sox activated LHP Chris Sale from the 60-day injured list.
   []    June 28, 2020        Boston Red Sox placed LHP Chris Sale on the 60-day injured list. Left ulnar collateral ligament tear
   []    October 31, 2019     Boston Red Sox activated LHP Chris Sale from the 60-day injured list.
   []    September 1, 2019    Boston Red Sox transferred LHP Chris Sale from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Left elbow inflammation.
   []    August 17, 2019      Boston Red Sox placed LHP Chris Sale on the 10-day injured list. Left elbow inflammation.
   []    September 11, 2018   Boston Red Sox activated LHP Chris Sale from the 10-day injured list.
   []    August 18, 2018      Boston Red Sox placed LHP Chris Sale on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to August 15, 2018. Mild left shoulder inflammation.
   []    August 12, 2018      Boston Red Sox activated LHP Chris Sale from the 10-day disabled list.
   []    July 31, 2018        Boston Red Sox placed LHP Chris Sale on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to July 28, 2018. Mild left shoulder inflammation.
   []    December 6, 2016     Chicago White Sox traded LHP Chris Sale to Boston Red Sox for CF Luis Alexander Basabe, RHP Michael Kopech, RHP Victor Diaz and 3B Yoan Moncada.
   []    July 28, 2016        Chicago White Sox activated LHP Chris Sale.
   []    July 24, 2016        LHP Chris Sale roster status changed by Chicago White Sox.
   []    May 12, 2015         Chicago White Sox activated LHP Chris Sale.
   []    May 7, 2015          LHP Chris Sale roster status changed by Chicago White Sox.
   []    April 12, 2015       Chicago White Sox activated LHP Chris Sale from the 15-day disabled list.
   []    April 5, 2015        Chicago White Sox placed LHP Chris Sale on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 27, 2015. Avulsion fracture of right foot.
   []    May 22, 2014         Chicago White Sox activated LHP Chris Sale from the 15-day disabled list.
   []    May 15, 2014         Chicago White Sox sent LHP Chris Sale on a rehab assignment to Charlotte Knights.
   []    April 22, 2014       Chicago White Sox placed LHP Chris Sale on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 18, 2014. Flexor muscle strain in his left arm
   []    August 4, 2010       Chicago White Sox selected the contract of LHP Chris Sale from Charlotte Knights.
   []    July 14, 2010        Chris Sale assigned to Charlotte Knights from Winston-Salem Dash.
   []    June 23, 2010        Chris Sale assigned to Winston-Salem Dash from Chicago White Sox.
   []    June 22, 2010        Chicago White Sox signed LHP Chris Sale.

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The 1976 WORLD CUP took place December 9–12 at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, United States. It was the 24th World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 48 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The Spanish team of Seve Ballesteros and Manuel Piñero won by two strokes over the United States team of Jerry Pate and Dave Stockton. The individual competition for The International Trophy, was won by Ernesto Perez Acosta of Mexico, three strokes ahead of six players, who tied second.

Teams

  Country   Players
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            Juan Gumersindo Quinteros and Juan Carlos Cabrera
            Bob Shearer and Greg Norman
            Oswald Gartenmaier and Rudolph Hauser
            Sylvain Bouillon and Philippe Toussaint
            Luis Pinto and Antonio Evangelista
            Mya Aye and Maung Shein
            George Knudson and Dan Halldorson
            Patricio Valenzuela and Francisco Cerda
            Alfonso Bohorquez and Juan Pinzon
            Francisco Jiminez and Manfred Haehndr (a)
            Per Greve and Herluf Hansen
            Edwin Corrie (a) and Guillermo Gomez
            Mohamed Abdel Halim and Mohamed Said Moussa
            Martin Foster and Tommy Horton
            Jean Garaïalde and Bernard Pascassio
            George Vafiadis (a) and John Sotiropoulos
            Roberto Galindo and Hilario Polo
            Lai Wai Che and Joe Hardwick
            Eamonn Darcy and Eddie Polland
            Laurie Been (a) and Barry Mandel (a)
            Baldovino Dassù and Luciana Grappasonni
            Takashi Murakami and Yoshitaka Yamamoto
            V. Nellan and Zainal Abidin Yusof
            Ernesto Perez Acosta and Margarito Martinez
            Mohammed Gartite and Fatmi Moussa
            Jan Dorrestein and Bertus van Mook
            Simon Owen and Barry Vivian
            Paul Osaebi and Patrick Okpomu
            Inocencio Galindo (a) and Jorge Paz-Rodriguez (a)
            Luis Boschias and Genaro Espinola
            Paterno Braze Dimaano and Eleuterio Nival
            Domingos Silva and Henrique Paulino
            Chi-Chi Rodríguez and Jesús Rodríguez
            Brian Barnes and Sam Torrance
            Lim Swee Chew and Lim Kian Teong
            Bobby Cole and Dale Hayes
            Hahn Chang-sang and Park Jung–ung
            Seve Ballesteros and Manuel Piñero
            Åke Bergqvist and Thure Holmström
            Jacob Kressig and Franco Salmina
            Kuo Chie-hsiung and Hsu Sheng-san
            Sukree Onsham and Pradhana Nganprom
            Robert McKenna and George Phillips
            Jerry Pate and Dave Stockton
            Jose Esmoris and Juan Rodriguez
            Julian Santana and Ramón Muñoz
            Craig Defoy and Brian Huggett
            Bernhard Langer and Jurgen Harder

(a) denotes amateur

Source:[1]

Scores

TEAM

  #     Country               Score                 To par   Money (US$)
  ----- --------------------- --------------------- -------- -------------
  1                           146-142-144-142=574   −2       2,000
  2                           144-147-140-145=576   E        1,000
  3                           144-151-138-148=581   +5       800
  4                           143-148-151-141=583   +7       400
  T5                          147-144-152-141=584   +8
        148-147-143-146=584
  T7                          145-148-145-149=587   +11
        149-148-147-143=587
  9                           148-147-145-148=588   +12
  10                          145-152-145-148=590   +14
  11                          151-151-146-146=594   +18
  T12                         151-153-147-151=602   +26
        151-153-149-149=602
  T14                         149-151-153-152=605   +29
        149-157-145-154=605
        146-153-153-153=605
  17                          150-154-149-156=609   +33
  18                          154-153-149-154=610   +34
  19                          150-156-155-150=611   +35
  20                          150-158-154-150=612   +36
  21                          154-152-149-158=613   +37
  22                          159-150-157-151=617   +41
  23                          153-162-153-150=618   +42
  T24                         157-159-152-152=620   +44
        153-162-153-152=620
  26                          158-157-157-150=622   +46
  T27                         155-159-155-156=625   +49
        153-163-157-152=625
  29                          151-161-157-157=626   +50
  30                          157-157-160-155=629   +53
  T31                         155-157-165-153=630   +54
        157-160-156-157=630
  33                          152-162-157-160=631   +55
  T34                         161-160-158-156=635   +59
        159-163-153-160=635
        159-162-155-159=635
        158-164-160-153=635
  38                          161-161-156-161=639   +63
  39                          157-167-156-163=643   +67
  40                          151-168-167-159=645   +69
  41                          160-167-168-159=654   +78
  42                          166-165-172-163=666   +90
  43                          167-176-167-159=669   +93
  44                          170-169-172-162=673   +97
  45                          162-175-168-170=675   +99
  46                          169-169-161-178=676   +102
  47                          176-182-173-170=701   +125
  WD

INTERNATIONAL TROPHY

  #                 Player                 Country           Score             To par   Money (US$)
  ----------------- ---------------------- ----------------- ----------------- -------- -------------
  1                 Ernesto Perez Acosta                     69-74-69-70=282   −6       1,000
  T2                Brian Barnes                             70-73-74-68=285   −3       183
  Dale Hayes                               74-69-71-71=285
  Kuo Chie-hsiung                          69-71-70-75=285
  Simon Owen                               71-70-70-74=285
  Jerry Pate                               70-74-69-72=285
  Manuel Piñero                            75-70-72-68=285
  8                 Takashi Murakami                         71-71-74-70=286   −2
  T9                Eamonn Darcy                             72-72-72-71=287   −1
  Bob Shearer                              71-74-69-73=287

Sources:[2][3]

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[3]

title: 1976 World Cup (men's golf)

question: Summarize the background information for the 1976 World Cup.

answer: The 1976 World Cup is a men's golf tournament that took place from December 9 and 12 at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, Unites States. It was the 24th World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 48 teams. Each teams consisted of two players from a country, with the combined score of each team determining the team results.

question: What was the prize for winning the tournament?


text:
DAS IST DIE LIEBER DER MATROSEN (_That's the Love of the Sailors_) is a 1931 song by the legendary German a capella band Comedian Harmonists, written by Robert Gilbert and composed by Werner Richard Heymann. [1][2] It was performed by the band in the 1931 musical comedy _Bomben auf Monte Carlo_. [3][4] [5]

In popular culture

The song inspired the title of a 1962 Austrian film _Das ist die Lieber der Matrosen_. [6]

Sources

[1]

[2] https://secondhandsongs.com/work/162014

[3]

[4] https://secondhandsongs.com/work/162014

[5]

[6] https://www.tvspielfilm.de/kino/filmarchiv/film/das-ist-die-liebe-der-matrosen,88812,ApplicationMovie.html

title: Das ist die Liebe der Matrosen

question: Who wrote the song?

answer: The song was written by Robert Gilbert.

question: What band performed and sang this song?

answer: The song is by a legendary German a capella band, Comedian Harmonists.

question: What did the song inspire?

answer: This song inspired the title of a 1962 Austrian film.

question: Where was this song performed in 1931?

answer: This song was performed in a music comedy, Bomben auf Monte Carlo, in 1931.

question: Write a ~1 sentence summary.

answer: This article describes a legendary German song called Das ist die Liebe der Matrosen.