Boston ace Chris Sale to pitch first MLB game in two years

Reinforcements continue to make their way to the Boston Red Sox, with ace Chris Sale set to take the mound for his first start in two years against the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.

Sale last pitched in a major league game on Aug. 13, 2019, before he sustained an elbow injury that wouldeventually lead to his undergoing Tommy John surgery during the spring of 2020. After sitting out all of the pandemic-shortened