HOUSTON (AP) — says he feels well enough to pitch. Whether he’ll start Game 5 of the AL Championship Series remains to be seen.Sale returned to the team Tuesday in Houston after being hospitalized for a stomach illness. The club hasn’t specified the ailment or treatment Aaron Nola Jersey , though manager Alex Cora said it was nothing serious.“This is what he said: ‘I’m good enough,'” Cora said Tuesday night after the Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 8-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.Cora said before the game that Sale, the potential starter Thursday night, might throw a bullpen during Game 3. That didn’t happen, but the lefty ace is expected to work off a mound Wednesday before Game 4.“He’ll go out there tomorrow. And then we’ll go from there,” Cora said.When players for both teams were introduced before the first series game in Houston, Sale lined up with the Red Sox along the third-base line. The seven-time All-Star started the series opener but missed Game 2 and didn’t travel with the team after being hospitalized.After Tuesday’s game Juan Samuel Jersey , Sale was among the first players to leave after the clubhouse was opened to the media. He was carrying a half-finished bottle of orange Pedialyte as he walked out without stopping to talk.Sale was released Monday from Massachusetts General Hospital. He was hospitalized Sunday night for observation for what the team has called a stomach illness.“First and foremost, we care about his health and how he’s doing. Once we found out he was doing OK, we just wait until he gets back and talk to him,” said Rick Porcello, the Red Sox scheduled starter for Game 4. “None of us really know what happened.”Cora said Sale began feeling ill and vomiting after starting the series opener Saturday night at Fenway Park, then went to the hospital early Sunday morning.“He’s a great teammate,” said Steve Pearce http://www.philliesfanproshop.com/authentic-pat-neshek-jersey , who hit the go-ahead homer Tuesday. “He has a presence about him when he’s in the clubhouse, and he fires everybody up. We just want him to get better and get back out there.” MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Jerry Blevins didn’t know many of his new Oakland Athletics teammates yet the left-handed reliever said he has felt right at home returning to the team with which he broke into the big leagues back in 2007.The 35-year-old Blevins rejoined Oakland when he signed a minor league contract earlier this month. The A’s have a talented bullpen but right now Ryan Buchter is the only left-handed option currently on the 40-man roster.“I’ve always had a soft spot for Blev,” Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. “He was a guy I had to send up and down for a while, which is difficult to do, and he’s made a nice career for himself. He has a really good understanding of what he needs to do and is impactful in the clubhouse, too. He’s a smart guy and gets it. It’s nice to have as many of those guys in your clubhouse as you can have.”Blevins has pitched the last four seasons with the Mets but he’s kept an eye on his former team.“It’s like your first love kind of thing Robin Roberts Jersey ,” Blevins said. “You always keep an eye on them, check up on them on Facebook, that kind of thing.”He celebrated his return by posting a handwritten note to Oakland fans on Twitter: “Oakland! Back to where my big league career began. It’s difficult to describe how it feels to return. I’m coming home. That’s it. To the familiar faces by the bullpen and tunnel, right field and left field, I’ll see you soon. I can’t wait to start Chapter 2 of my A’s story. Let’s make it a World Series story.”Blevins compiled a 13-6 record with a 3.30 ERA from 2007 to 2013 with the Athletics. But he’s coming off a rough season with the Mets in which he had a 4.85 ERA over 42 2/3 innings in 64 games.“Up and down, inconsistent,” Blevins said when asked to describe last year. “I never had a clear role. I started slow Tug McGraw Jersey , got hot, got cold, didn’t get traded. Just inconsistent and that’s out of character for me. I just want to get back to knowing what you get when you put me on the mound. That’s been my entire goal this offseason. I feel great.”Oakland’s bullpen, which compiled a 3.35 ERA, second-lowest in the league last season, was one of the reasons the team won 97 games and secured an American League Wild Card spot.“This is a great team and you’ve got a lot of young talent, some good leadership Drew Hutchison Jersey ,” Blevins said. “I’m just trying to fit in and do my part. I don’t want to try to lead. I’m just going to fit in. That’s been the gist of what I want to do. I just want to be a left-handed pitcher and contribute as much as I can to a great team moving forward already.”