Chris Sale was frustrated with his fourth subpar outing in his five starts this season as the Boston Red Sox lost to the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.

Sale has a 8.22 ERA this season.

"It was just bad. I wish I had more for you. I really do," the left-hander said. "It sucks to work this hard and get nothing in return, you know? I'm putting in the work. It's just not showing up. Again, I could sit here and try to find something, but it's pretty black and white. You either get it done or you don't. Unfortunately, for the most part this year, I haven't gotten it done."

Sale failed to strike out a batter for the first time in his career. The only other start Sale had with a zero in the strikeout column was July 22, 2022, when he broke his left pinkie finger at Yankee Stadium after recording just two outs.