Valdez's 3-run homer, Sale's 7 strong innings carry Red Sox over Padres 4-2
SAN DIEGO-- Chris Sale is close to being back to his old self. Backed by Emmanuel Valdez's three-run homer, Sale enabled simply three hits-- two of them crowning achievement-- in seven innings for the Boston Red Sox, that beat San Diego 4-2 Saturday night to send the Padres dropping
