PEORIA Corey Kluber Jersey , Ariz. (AP) — physical and dietary makeover. He learned to embrace flexibility training, spinach, and a long-term health plan.Seager played the second half of last season with a broken left big toe, and while that did not knock him out of the lineup, it affected his ability to plant and drive forward and led to a .221 batting average and a .273 on-base percentage, career lows.Even after a seventh consecutive 20-home run season, he felt it was time to try something new.“It really opened my eyes and pointed out I needed to make some adjustments,” Seager said. “I needed to make some changes physically. I knew my body wasn’t recovering like it should.”Seager, who leads major league third basemen with 1,079 games since 2012, said his new program with North Carolina-based trainer Jason Lindsey concentrated on stretching and flexibility rather that weight work.“The first aspect was physically cleaning up all the areas that were so inflexible,” Seager said.Seager did stretches and exercises in the early mornings before driving his children to school and continuing on to his training session. He did more exercises at night.Seager learned that his broken toe, generally traced to a late June at-bat Ricky Vaughn Jersey , was not caused by a foul ball but by his general inflexibility, as were other issues.“My back would get tight on me throughout the season,” Seager said. “It always has done that. I thought you play third base, you do 150 squats a day basically over there, you are going to get tight. You swing a lot. Going to Jason, he pointed out a lot of other areas of my body that were tight and that were causing issues. It (flexibility) is important for swing, defense, everything.”Manager Scott Servais said Seager’s changes have been noticeable in early batting practice.“It (swing) looks a little bit different,” Servais said. “It is probably what we saw more out of Kyle earlier in his career. Hopefully, he can get his body in better positions and get it moving better and get the results he is looking for.”Seager has hit .258 with 249 doubles, 175 homers and 603 RBIs in an eight-year career that includes a Gold Glove, an All-Star appearance and a 12th-place finish in the 2016 AL MVP voting.A self-acknowledged tinkerer at the plate, Seager said he is anxious to see how the offseason work translates in games. The Mariners open the exhibition season Thursday and play their first regular-season games Mach 20-21 in Tokyo against Oakland.“Whether it was not being able because of being inflexible or trying to protect the toe Michael Brantley Jersey , I would try to get off the back side as much as I could and spin and just try to run into something,” he said of last season. “I knew it wasn’t good, but I figured maybe on that given day you will run into something. I think we’ll clean that up. There is still work to be done with it. It is not a finished product, but it is exciting.”At 31, Seager finds himself as one of the remaining veterans after the offseason loss of Robinson Cano, Nelson Cruz, Edwin Diaz, Jean Segura and Mike Zunino.“There is a lot of new for sure, but change doesn’t always have to be bad,” Seager said. “We didn’t win last year. If you don’t win, you obviously need to make changes.”The winter speculation that he could be another to go was nothing he dwelled on.“That stuff is so out of my control,” he said. “It is something, you are human http://www.indiansfanproshop.com/authentic-b.j.-upton-jersey , you think about. This offseason was really focused on getting prepared as opposed to really worrying about all that stuff.”As one of the veterans, Seager said he relishes a chance to help the younger group.“It’s definitely an honor, and it is something I don’t take lightly,” he said. “There are guys you want to strive to be more like, and I want people to think of me in that light. You always hear you want to leave the game better than you found it, and I think there is a lot of validity in that.” BALTIMORE (AP) — Uncomfortable watching his teammates play without him and uncertain how he would fare after spending two weeks on the disabled list, Chris Sale was both excited and curious as he prepared to pitch again for the Boston Red Sox.Turns out, Sale was just as dominant as ever — maybe even more so.Sale celebrated his return by striking out 12 in five shutout innings of one-hit ball, and the Red Sox moved 50 games over .500 by completing a sweep of the lowly Baltimore Orioles with a 4-1 victory on Sunday.Sale (12-4) was placed on the DL on July 28 with left shoulder inflammation. Judging by his performance, the injury is no longer an issue.“You never really know what you’re going to get until you get out there,” the left-hander said. “I felt good and I felt strong.”Sale allowed just a clean, third-inning single to left field by Renato Nunez, and walked none. He struck out the side twice and fanned at least two in his other three innings.Best of all Kenny Lofton Jersey , he finally got to contribute to a victory.“Going on DL is not a lot of fun. You don’t want to be on the sidelines,” Sale said. “I just want to go out there and give my team a chance to win. I had fun today. Today was a good day.”It didn’t take long for the Orioles to realize they were in for a rough afternoon.“Sale took it to a different level ,” Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. “The first fastball he threw today was 98, the second one was 99. He was throwing a changeup at 88, 90. Doesn’t seem fair.”Sale is 7-0 over his last nine starts, a streak he started before making his third consecutive start in the All-Star Game on July 17. He owns a 0.20 ERA over his last seven outings and leads the AL at 1.97 for the year.Sale also took over the major league lead in strikeouts with 219 — Washington ace Max Scherzer has 216 and starts Sunday night against the Cubs.As tempting as it was to send Sale out for another inning, or rush him into his next start, Boston manager Alex Cora has every intention of keeping his ace fresh.“He’s starting next Sunday,” Cora said. “We’re just happy that he’s back.”Craig Kimbrel, the last of five Boston relievers, worked the ninth for his 35th save. Steve Pearce homered for the Red Sox, who have won 10 of 11 to improve to 85-35. Boston took all four at Camden Yards this week and is 14-2 against the Orioles, who are 49 1/2 games behind the Red Sox in the AL East.Baltimore struck out 18 times in its fifth straight loss. The Orioles have endured at least nine losing streaks of five games or more this season.“Sale was on the bump today and he had his good stuff http://www.indiansfanproshop.com/authentic-b.j.-upton-jersey ,” shortstop Tim Beckham said. “It’s a grind. The whole season has been a grind.”Alex Cobb (3-15) took the loss despite allowing only two runs, one earned, over seven innings.“To pitch seven innings against that lineup in a day game, that’s impressive,” Showalter said. “We just couldn’t score any runs.”Pearce hit a solo shot to left in the third inning, Brock Holt scored on an error by right fielder Adam Jones in the fourth.Baltimore loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth before Ryan Brasier entered and struck out Trey Mancini on a 3-2 pitch.After Mancini delivered a sacrifice fly in the eighth to make it 2-1, Matt Barnes struck out Tim Beckham with the potential tying run on third.In the Boston ninth, Jackie Bradley Jr. singled in a run and scored on a double by Mookie Betts.TRAINER’S ROOMRed Sox: SS Xander Bogaerts was given the day off after jamming his left pinky finger sliding into third base Saturday night. X-rays were negative. … LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (right ankle sprain) had a bullpen session. “It was really good,” he said.Orioles: OF/DH Mark Trumbo did not start because of a sore right knee. He entered as a pinch-hitter in the ninth and struck out.UP NEXTRed Sox: Boston gets a day off Monday before starting a two-game series at Philadelphia on Tuesday. The Red Sox are 8-2 against the NL.Orioles: After taking Monday off, Baltimore hosts the Mets on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Orioles beat the Mets 2-1 and 1-0 in June.