You can’t win them all as Chris Sale and the White Sox fall to the Indians 6-2. It appears Sale was throwing too hard:

“They had some good at-bats against him. They got to a guy who’s been rolling along,” White Sox manager Robin Ventura observed before noting more velocity from Sale delivered less in terms of results. “He was up there, velocity-wise. This was uncharacteristic for him. It just seemed like everything was a little harder than normal. The changeup was probably a little harder than it has been in the past. The separation wasn’t as good tonight.”

Sale still leads the AL in Tom Tango Cy Young Tracker points, but Rich Hill and Jose Quintana are now in striking distance. Stephen Strasburg and Jake Arrieta now top the list of undefeated pitchers at 8-0. Strasburg picked up double digit strikeouts again Tuesday night, and Arrieta puts his streak on the line today.

The Indians stand just 1 1/2 games behind the White Sox in the AL Central. They were six games back after games of May 9th. They’ve gone 9-6 since then while the White Sox went 4-10.