Red Sox newcomer Sale throws 2 innings in spring debut

Boston Red Sox newcomer Chris Sale gave himself mixed reviews after his first spring training performance, an outing that ended a little earlier than originally planned.

Acquired from the Chicago White Sox in December, the dominant lefty gave up two runs, one of them earned, in two innings Monday against Houston.

“Happy? I don’t know,” he said. “I got some good work in. I’m not a fan of sitting here and saying spring training doesn’t matter. You still want to get results.”

Boston manager John Farrell had Sale set to go three innings. But after 37 pitches in two innings, Farrell decided the debut was over.

“I understand why, I mean I racked up a pretty good amount of pitches, which is another thing I’d like to get down,” Sale said.

WBC: Israel upsets S. Korea

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA >> Scott Burcham’s run-scoring infield single in the 10th inning led Israel to a 2-1 upset win over South Korea in the World Baseball Classic opener.

With a victory over Taiwan on Tuesday, Israel would be in good position to advance to the second round.

• Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre said he’s OK to join the Dominican Republic team. Beltre played his third game in four days Monday after missing the first week because of a strained

Kazmir setback

calf.

Dodgers lefty Scott Kazmir exited after his first pitch of the second inning against Colorado because of tightness on his left side.

The 33-year-old Kazmir said he felt out of sorts during his pregame warmup and the first inning.