Bosox ace Sale broken left pinkie by liner, return uncertain

By LARRY FLEISHER
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale has a broken pinkie finger on his pitching hand after being hit by a line drive against the New York Yankees. Sale was to see a hand specialist and there was no word on a possible return this season. It was yet another setback in an injury-plagued year for the Boston ace. Sale screamed out in pain after being struck by Aaron Hicks’ liner at over 106 mph with two outs in the first inning at Yankee Stadium. The seven-time All-Star pitcher immediately ran off the field, holding up his fractured finger. The 33-year-old Sale was making his second start since returning from a fractured rib. During the Major League Baseball lockout, Sale broke a rib while working out on his own.