Chris Sale has been impressive this season with a 3.69 ERA, 33 strikeouts, 7 walks, and a 0.916 WHIP. His xERA of 3.12 ranks in the top 28.0% of MLB due to elite stats like a chase rate of 37.6%, 83.9 MPH exit velocity, 29.3% hard-hit rate, and 50.0% groundball rate.
Sale excelled in his last start by pitching 7.0 innings, giving up only one run and two hits, with six strikeouts against the AL leading Guardians.
Among Mariners hitters, only Jorge Polanco has found some success against Sale with a .308 average and .718 OPS in 13 at-bats, while Mitch Garver and Mitch Haniger have struggled with .000 batting averages in six at-bats each.
Rookie Emerson Hancock has shown mixed performance with a career 4.89 ERA and this season's 5.06 ERA, attributed to a low strikeout rate of 17.3%, high barrel rate of 9.6%, and high hard-hit rate of 47.0%.
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