Sale, making his second start of the season, suffers a broken pinkie in Boston’s 13-2 loss to New York.

Xander Bogaerts slid home on Michael King’s wild pitch with two outs in the 11th inning, and the Boston Red Sox recovered from a meltdown in the ninth to beat the New York Yankees 5-4 for just their third win in 11 games

After working on his control problems in the minors, the left-handed reliever made his first appearance of the season in the majors on Thursday.

Matt Carpenter homers twice and drives in seven runs, and Aaron Judge also goes deep twice.

Manager Alex Cora said it is “most likely” that Natah Eovaldi will start Friday night at Yankee Stadium.

Shane McClanahan earned his 10th win and regained the major league lead in strikeouts during his final outing before the All-Star Game, pitching the Tampa Bay Rays past the Boston Red Sox 4-1

It’s still unclear if Trevor Story and/or Matt Strahm will avoid the injured list.

Boston’s designated hitter, who is hitting .313, replaces Houston’s Yordan Alvarez, who will miss the game with an injury.