Sale tossed while leaving game
Chris Sale took a two- hitter into the seventh inning before being ejected, and the visiting Red Sox completed a three- game sweep of the Orioles with a 5- 1 victory Wednesday.
After issuing two walks to open the seventh in a 5- 0 game, Sale ( 6- 4) was lifted by manager Alex Cora. As he was making his way to the dugout, he yelled at plate umpire Brian Knight and was ejected for only the second time in his career. The first was with the White Sox in April 2015.
Sale allowed one run and struck out nine to help the Red Sox improve to 9- 1 this season against the Orioles, who have lost seven games in a row and 14 of their last 16.
Juan Soto, the youngest player in the majors at 19, hit two home runs — including a tiebreaking solo shot in the seventh inning — and drove in four runs to fuel the Nationals past the host Yankees 5- 4.