Boston’s Chris Sale’s Performs this Legendary Feat Twice in One Season
YAHOO! via MSN reports:
“Now he’s aiming to be untouchable in June.
“The 30-year-old left-hander got off to a great start on Wednesday. Sale dominated the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, pitching a three-hit shutout in the Red Sox’s 8-0 victory.
“The entire outing was vintage Chris Sale. He struck out 12, walked none and allowed only singles. But one inning in particular showcased just how dominant Sale can be when he’s locked in.
“Sale struck out all three Royals batters he faced in the eighth inning on the minimum of nine pitches.
“In baseball, that feat in known as an immaculate inning.
“For Sale, it was his second immaculate inning of the season, which had only been done one other time in MLB history.
“The other man to do it was Baseball Hall of Famer Lefty Grove, who accomplished it back in 1928 while pitching for the Philadelphia Athletics.”
Here’s the one he did just a month earlier:
