Spring training roundup: Braves' Chris Sale outduels Red Sox' Garrett Crochet in battle of aces
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In a matchup of left-handed Opening Day starters, Chris Sale got the better of Garrett Crochet as the visiting Atlanta Braves defeated the Boston Red Sox, 6-1, on Saturday afternoon in Fort Myers, Fla.
Sale allowed just one run on two hits over six innings. He struck out four and walked one in an 86-pitch outing to lower his spring ERA to 2.75. Austin Riley went 3-