Chris Sale scheduled to make rehab start on Thursday

Portland, Maine- Boston Red Sox left-handed pitcher Chris Sale is scheduled to make a rehab start at Hadlock Field on Thursday, June 30th when the Sea Dogs host the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays) at 6:00 PM.

The 2022 season marks Sale’s 11th Major League season and sixth with the Red Sox. He is a seven-time all-star, including three consecutive starts (2016-2018), and has finished in the top six in American League Cy Young Award voting in seven consecutive seasons from 2012-2018, finishing as high as second in 2017.

The 33-year-old has a career record of 114-74 with a 3.03 ERA with 2,059 strikeouts over 321 games and 1,672.1 innings. Sale was acquired by the Red Sox from the Chicago White Sox on December 6, 2016, in exchange for four minor leaguers including former Sea Dog Yoan Moncada.

Sale made two rehab starts for the Sea Dogs in 2021. In his first outing on July 20th, he tossed 3.2 hitless innings with six strikeouts and one walk. On July 25th, he allowed two runs on six hits in 3.2 innings with nine strikeouts and no walks.

Thursday's game is sold out.