The Boston Red Sox today placed left-handed pitcher Chris Sale on the 10-day disabled list with left shoulder inflammation, retroactive to July 28. To fill Sale's spot on the 25-man roster, the club recalled right-handed pitcher Brandon Workman from Triple-A Pawtucket.
President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski made the announcement.
Left-handed pitcher Brian Johnson will start Thursday's game against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. 
Sale, 29, is 11-4 with a 2.04 ERA (32 ER/141.0 IP) in 22 starts this season. He entered today leading the majors in strikeouts (207), opponent batting average (.179), opponent OPS (.530), and WHIP (0.87), while his ERA is the lowest in the American League.
 
Chris Sale placed on DL with shoulder inflammation
 
 
The left-hander is 5-0 with a 0.23 ERA (1 ER/39.0 IP) in his last six outings, having allowed zero runs in his last three starts. Sale has not surrendered a home run in his last 63.0 innings, the longest such streak of his career. Acquired by Boston in December 2016, he has made 54 starts as a member of the Red Sox, going 28-12 with a 2.56 ERA (101 ER/355.1 IP), 515 strikeouts, and a .197 opponent batting average.
Workman, 29, has made 21 appearances for Boston this season, going 2-0 with a 2.89 ERA (6 ER/18.2 IP), a .217 opponent batting average, a 1.02 WHIP, 19 strikeouts, and four walks. The right-hander has also made 16 appearances for Pawtucket, posting a 4.03 ERA (13 ER/29.0 IP) with 32 strikeouts, five walks, and a .196 opponent batting average. After undergoing Tommy John surgery in June 2015, Workman returned to the majors in 2017, recording a 3.18 ERA (14 ER/39.2 IP) in 33 relief appearances and earning the Red Sox Comeback Player of the Year Award from the Boston Baseball Writers.
 

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