Chris Sale will be on extra rest for Game One, and that’s very good

Source: http://ift.tt/1gPFWHK --- Wednesday, October 04, 2017
Shocking, I know Every sport says their playoffs are the most chaotic — except for the NBA, I guess, but they have their own draws — but Baseball’s truly is it’s own, unique beast. With such a small number of games deciding things after such a long season, truly anything can happen. All of this is just to say that the Red Sox certainly have a real chance at winning this ALDS against the Astros . Houston is certainly the favorite to win no matter which source you check, and they absolutely deserve to be. That being said, the Red Sox obviously have a chance at winning. Any team has a chance at winning any series at any time, and the Red Sox are a very talented team to boot. There are a lot of ways Boston can win, and we’ll get into more of those over the next couple days, but the number one key is Chris Sale. He is the one weapon the Astros don’t have — Justin Verlander is outstanding, but he’s no Sale -- and if he pitches like he’s capable of the Red Sox have a huge advantage in two of the five games right out of the gate. Of course, there is some cause for concern with Sale right now. As he’s done often throughout his career, the lefty has struggled a bit over the final month of the season. The general consensus is that this is because he’s starting to wear down, and that’s a theory as good as any. Whatever the reason, he’s been much more inconsistent of late as he’s allowed at least four runs in five of his last 11 starts. Thes ...

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