Sale outduels Yamamoto 1-0 with complete-game shutout

The No. 2 seed gap shrank to one game.

Wire Report IntelligenceUpdated Aug 281 min read

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What happened: Chris Sale worked nine innings without a walk, scattering five hits and striking out 11. Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one run on four hits over 6 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts.

Why it matters: The result completed a three-game sweep, the first in this matchup since May 2013. Sale went the distance for the first time since June 2019.

By the numbers: Sale and Yamamoto combined for 19 strikeouts and one walk over 15 1/3 innings. Sale threw 109 pitches; Yamamoto threw 105.

What to watch: Their next starts will test whether the late-August form carries into September.

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