Red Sox Shut Down Sale For Rest Of The Season

BOSTON (AP) – Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale is receiving treatment for inflammation in his elbow that will shut him down for the rest of the regular season, another blow to the defending World Series champions whose postseason hopes appear all but dashed.  Orthopedist Dr. James Andrews gave Sale an injection of platelet-rich plasma on Monday and said he will be re-evaluated in six weeks.  Looking beyond this frustrating season, the treatment could be good news for the club, which feared Sale might need Tommy John surgery. That would likely have cost him the 2020 season.
Boston was off Monday and was 6 1/2 games out of a wild card spot.  Sale signed a six-year, $160 million contract in March that includes $50 million in deferred money.