Morning sports update: Chris Sale strikes out 10 Yankees
Chris Sale struck out 10 Yankees in a spring training game Tuesday, while the Bruins lost their third straight game, 3-2 to the Senators.
Chris Sale looks dominant, strikes out 10 against Yankees: Sale was dazzling against a representative Yankees lineup, striking out 10 over six innings for Boston. The left-hander was effective with all three of his pitches, changing speeds with his fastball and generating swings-and-misses with both his slider and changeup. (Providence Journal)
Red Sox’ Chris Sale eager to play against Yankees: Chris Sale could have skipped five hours in a bus on Tuesday by suggesting he pitch in a minor league game at Fenway South instead. That’s common for veteran pitchers in spring training, especially when faced with a night game against a division opponent. (Boston Globe)
Mound Is a Microcosm of the Disparity Between the Yankees and the Red Sox: The pitching matchup at Steinbrenner Field on Tuesday said a lot about the state of the two teams present. The Boston Red Sox started Chris Sale. The Yankees started Bryan Mitchell. (New York Times)
Bruins fall 3-2 to Senators in third straight loss: The Senators were in an 0-2-2 slump and facing a team that could have pulled within two points of them for second place in the Atlantic Division. Instead, they headed home with a six-point cushion on the Bruins and a building sense of confidence. (Boston.com)
This isn’t the best time for David Pastrnak to be in a slump: Pastrnak has submitted zeros in the last two games. He landed three pucks on Craig Anderson Tuesday. The night before, Pastrnak launched two shots on Frederik Andersen. (Boston Globe)
Watch the new minute-by-minute video account of the alleged Tom Brady jersey thief after the Super Bowl: Following the release of postgame footage Monday showing the alleged thief of Tom Brady’s Super Bowl jersey(s), Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer returned to The Herd on Tuesday with even more video. (Boston.com)
Team USA faces rematch with Puerto Rico in first trip to WBC final: The United States earned a trip to its first World Baseball Classic championship game when the host team held off Japan 2-1 in Tuesday’s semifinal. (ESPN)
