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BALTIMORE (AP) — Uncomfortable watching his teammates play without him and uncertain how he would fare after spending two weeks on the disabled list Kyle Freeland Jersey , Chris Sale was both excited and curious as he prepared to pitch again for the Boston Red Sox.Turns out, Sale was just as dominant as ever — maybe even more so.Sale celebrated his return by striking out 12 in five shutout innings of one-hit ball, and the Red Sox moved 50 games over .500 by completing a sweep of the lowly Baltimore Orioles with a 4-1 victory on Sunday.Sale (12-4) was placed on the DL on July 28 with left shoulder inflammation. Judging by his performance, the injury is no longer an issue.“You never really know what you’re going to get until you get out there,” the left-hander said. “I felt good and I felt strong.”Sale allowed just a clean, third-inning single to left field by Renato Nunez, and walked none. He struck out the side twice and fanned at least two in his other three innings.Best of all, he finally got to contribute to a victory.“Going on DL is not a lot of fun. You don’t want to be on the sidelines,” Sale said. “I just want to go out there and give my team a chance to win. I had fun today. Today was a good day.”It didn’t take long for the Orioles to realize they were in for a rough afternoon.“Sale took it to a different level ,” Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. “The first fastball he threw today was 98 Chris Iannetta Jersey , the second one was 99. He was throwing a changeup at 88, 90. Doesn’t seem fair.”Sale is 7-0 over his last nine starts, a streak he started before making his third consecutive start in the All-Star Game on July 17. He owns a 0.20 ERA over his last seven outings and leads the AL at 1.97 for the year.Sale also took over the major league lead in strikeouts with 219 — Washington ace Max Scherzer has 216 and starts Sunday night against the Cubs.As tempting as it was to send Sale out for another inning, or rush him into his next start, Boston manager Alex Cora has every intention of keeping his ace fresh.“He’s starting next Sunday,” Cora said. “We’re just happy that he’s back.”Craig Kimbrel, the last of five Boston relievers, worked the ninth for his 35th save. Steve Pearce homered for the Red Sox, who have won 10 of 11 to improve to 85-35. Boston took all four at Camden Yards this week and is 14-2 against the Orioles, who are 49 1/2 games behind the Red Sox in the AL East.Baltimore struck out 18 times in its fifth straight loss. The Orioles have endured at least nine losing streaks of five games or more this season.“Sale was on the bump today and he had his good stuff http://www.rockiesfanproshop.com/authentic-ryan-mcmahon-jersey ,” shortstop Tim Beckham said. “It’s a grind. The whole season has been a grind.”Alex Cobb (3-15) took the loss despite allowing only two runs, one earned, over seven innings.“To pitch seven innings against that lineup in a day game, that’s impressive,” Showalter said. “We just couldn’t score any runs.”Pearce hit a solo shot to left in the third inning, Brock Holt scored on an error by right fielder Adam Jones in the fourth.Baltimore loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth before Ryan Brasier entered and struck out Trey Mancini on a 3-2 pitch.After Mancini delivered a sacrifice fly in the eighth to make it 2-1, Matt Barnes struck out Tim Beckham with the potential tying run on third.In the Boston ninth, Jackie Bradley Jr. singled in a run and scored on a double by Mookie Betts.TRAINER’S ROOMRed Sox: SS Xander Bogaerts was given the day off after jamming his left pinky finger sliding into third base Saturday night. X-rays were negative. … LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (right ankle sprain) had a bullpen session. “It was really good,” he said.Orioles: OF/DH Mark Trumbo did not start because of a sore right knee. He entered as a pinch-hitter in the ninth and struck out.UP NEXTRed Sox: Boston gets a day off Monday before starting a two-game series at Philadelphia on Tuesday. The Red Sox are 8-2 against the NL.Orioles: After taking Monday off, Baltimore hosts the Mets on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Orioles beat the Mets 2-1 and 1-0 in June. CLEVELAND (AP) — Trevor Bauer isn’t going to let a stress fracture in his right leg get in the way of throwing a baseball.Cleveland’s right-hander http://www.tigersfanproshop.com/authentic-joe-jimenez-jersey , one of the leading candidates for the AL Cy Young Award, will be out four to six weeks with the injury, but that’s not stopping him from keeping his arm in shape.Bauer played catch from his knees while wearing a walking boot with an athletic trainer Friday afternoon at Progressive Field, more than four hours before the Indians game against Baltimore.“It’s something I can do every day, something I plan on doing every day, because the overall stress is way less relative to what I’ve been experiencing the whole season,” Bauer said.The right-hander admitted he didn’t take the news very well when he learned he’ll be out for an extended period of time.“I was furious,” he said. “I’ve pretty much felt the same way since.”Indians manager Terry Francona gave the timetable for Bauer’s return Friday. Bauer believes he’ll return sooner.“We’ll find out,” he said. “You’re going to get a very different answer if you ask me that question and if you ask the medical staff that question, so probably should defer to doctors on that.”Bauer was hit by Jose Abreu’s liner Saturday against the Chicago White Sox. He experienced soreness and swelling Miguel Cabrera Jersey , and an MRI revealed the injury Tuesday when he was placed on the 10-day disabled list.Cleveland holds a 12-game lead over Minnesota in the AL Central entering Friday. The right-hander is 12-6 with a 2.22 ERA in 25 starts. He’s third in ERA, second in innings pitched (166) and fourth in strikeouts (214) in the AL.Bauer could return during the regular season in mid-to-late September. Francona knows the pitcher’s arm will be ready.“I think in about 10 days he can throw standing, and then in another 10 days, it’s probably close to the mound work,” Francona said. “My guess is his arm is going to feel pretty good.”Bauer believes some critics haven’t fully recognized the kind of season he’s had to date.“I’m sure there’s plenty of people out there that are happy about the fact that they get to ignore that I’m one of the best pitchers in the league for another year,” he said. “They don’t have to face that reality. …. But, they’ll have to deal with it at some point.”