left-hander made his 2022 debut in his team's eventual to the on Tuesday night.Considering the long layoff, the 33-year-old Sale fared quite well: BOS SP #41 vs. TB, 7/12/22 IP5H3R0SO5BB1 Of his 78 pitches, 53 went for strikes, and he Jose Canseco Jersey registered six ground-outs against two fly-outs. As well, Sale's fastball averaged 95.1 mph on Tuesday, versus an average velo figure of 93.6 mph. His biggest fastball of the night clocked in at 96. Kendall Graveman Jersey 9 mph. On the downside, Sale was able to induce just four swings and mi ses on the night. Those 78 pitches broke down as 32 fastballs, 28 sliders, 15 changeups, and three sinkers.The start was Sale's first at the major-league level since Game 5 of last year's American League Championship Series against the . A right rib stre s fracture kept him on the shelf for the first three-plus months of this season. Overall, Sale looked strong acro s four minor-league Oakland Athletics Jersey rehab starts leading up to his return, as he compiled a 2.38 ERA and a 3.17 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 11 innings. In his final rehab start, though, his command wasn't as sharp, .The Sox badly need Sale back in the rotation and at something close to vintage form. At present, they have basically a full rotation Jed Lowrie Jersey on the injured list: (lower back), (knee), (Tommy John surgery in April of 2021), (forearm), (shoulder), and (hip). In related matters, Sale became the 12th Red Sox pitcher to start a game this season. Coming into Tuesday's game, the Red Sox ranked 17th in with a rotation ERA Dennis Eckersley Jersey of 4.02. The Boston lo s means that the Rays have now edged in front of them for second place in the AL East. Both teams are presently in wild-card position in the AL.