新聞來源:NBC Sports · April 9, 2019
標題:Sale admits he's never felt so lost on mound
標題:拍賣哥承認他從來沒有在投手丘上感到如此迷航。
Several notable players from past Red Sox championship teams joined the
festivities with trophies in hand, last year’s champs collected their new
rings, and the Super Bowl LIII champion Patriots joined for the ceremonial
first pitch. Then, ace Chris Sale pitched a 1-2-3 first inning and clocked a
94 mph fastball on the radar gun.
Things went downhill from there.
賽前的慶祝儀式，數位著名的前紅襪冠軍隊成員頒發了冠軍戒給去年的冠軍隊成員，
超級杯第53屆冠軍愛國者隊的成員也為這場比賽開出象徵性的第一球。
接著，王牌投手拍賣哥第一局就123讓對方出局如風，快速球從雷達槍測出94M。
但是，事情自此開始後走下坡。
Sale, who let up seven runs on Opening Day in Seattle and then had a
career-low average fastball velocity of 89.1 mph in Oakland, saw his
struggles continue in his third start. The left-hander allowed five runs,
seven hits, and even a steal of home in only four innings pitched.
拍賣哥在西雅圖的開幕戰噴掉七分，接著在奧克蘭創下生涯最低平均球速89.1M。
第三次先發，這位左投仍然投得很掙扎才投短短的四局，被打七支安打噴掉五分
，甚至還被盜本壘。
With a 9.00 ERA after three outings, Sale was asked after Boston’s 7-5 loss
if he’s ever felt this lost on the mound.
“Never in my life,” Sale replied.
三次登板的防禦率高達9.00，拍賣哥在紅襪5-7輸球後被問到:他有沒有像現在這樣迷航過
?
拍賣哥說:在我的生涯，這種情形從沒發生過。
That’s an alarming statement from someone who just inked a five-year, $145
million contract prior to the season, and it’s certainly not one that is
going to help the Red Sox feel at ease.
這段陳述從一位季前剛簽下五年一億四千萬五萬美金合約的球員說出是個警訊，絕對
會讓紅襪球團感到不輕鬆。
Sale didn’t mince words or make excuses after the game. The 30-year-old took
full ownership of the loss.
比賽輸掉後，拍賣哥並沒有掩飾閃躲問題或找藉口。
這位30歲的投手擔起輸球的全部責任。
“We’ve got to win that game,” Sale said. “This is very easy to throw on
the pile and say we aren’t playing good. This wasn’t us not playing good,
this was me sucking today. That’s frustrating because today was the day we
were going to turn it around.”
拍賣哥說:我們應該要贏下這場比賽。我可以講一大堆然後說我們沒把比賽打好。
但這不是我們沒把比賽打好，是''我''今天鳥掉了。
這很令人挫折，因為今天本來是我們要反轉的一天。
Manager Alex Cora noted Sale’s improvement in velocity from his last start,
but called the ace’s off-speed pitches “inconsistent.”
紅襪隊經理Cora指出拍賣哥的球速有比上一場進步，但變化球還不是很穩定。
“He wasn’t able to put hitters away,” Cora said. “Velocity was 91, 92.
Showed some flashes of 94, 95 at the end. But as far as the off-speed,
slider, a little inconsistent … the changeup wasn’t great.
Cora說:他沒能把打者解決，球速大約91M92M，最後偶爾出現94M95M。
但目前為止，變化球例如滑球有點不穩定....變速球不是太理想。
“He didn’t have too many swings and misses, and we paid the price.”
Meanwhile, the Red Sox are 3-9 on the season with sole possession of last
place in the American League East. They’ll have a day off on Wednesday, then
look to get on the right track Thursday vs. Toronto.
Cora說:他沒有造成太多揮棒落空，我們因此付出了代價。
此時，紅襪的戰績是3勝9敗，在美聯東區排最後一名。
他們會在禮拜三休息一天後，禮拜四面對藍鳥隊時試圖回到正軌。
P.S:Fantast Baseball 選Sale的快哭了