Boston Red Sox star Chris Sale is back on the mound and made his first start since 2019 against the Baltimore Orioles. However, the 7X All-Star and the 2018 World Series champion delivered a poor performance, allowing seven runs including three home runs in three innings against the Orioles.Aware of his subpar execution, the 34-year-old pitcher apologized for his "embarrassing performance.""I left them completely out to dry tonight. That's about as embarrassed as I've ever been on a baseball field," said Sale during a post-game interview.NESN@NESN"I left them completely out to dry tonight. That's about as embarrassed as I've ever been on a baseball field." Chris Sale evaluates his performance and praises his teammates after his first outing of the seasons. #RedSox | nesn.com/RedSox15411"I left them completely out to dry tonight. That's about as embarrassed as I've ever been on a baseball field." Chris Sale evaluates his performance and praises his teammates after his first outing of the seasons. #RedSox | nesn.com/RedSox https://t.co/UT4Vt8oZs7"Chris Sale evaluates his performance and praises his teammates after his first outing of the seasons." - NESNNevertheless, fans didn't let Chris Sale off the hook even after his apology. One said:"Lather rinse repeat ... I sucked ... blah blah blah"Here are a few fan reactions showing no mercy to Sale:Kevin Harpin@HarpinKevin@NESN This is his entire Red Sox career, all talk, no action.2@NESN This is his entire Red Sox career, all talk, no action.Eric Josephs@VonLeibeGoat@NESN I mean this in the most sincere way possible. 🗣️🗣️ he’s washed@NESN I mean this in the most sincere way possible. 🗣️🗣️ he’s washedSteve Bené@StevieB49@NESN Lather rinse repeat… I sucked….blah blah…#washed1@NESN Lather rinse repeat… I sucked….blah blah…#washedTom Johnson@TomJohnson314@NESN so done with him sucking up the mound then saying he pitched like crap. That's all he does.2@NESN so done with him sucking up the mound then saying he pitched like crap. That's all he does.@tournewhisperer@tournewhispere1@NESN You should be embarrassed! What in the bloody hell is going on with this pitching staff? We’ve been playing baseball for 2 days and already have 2 pitchers with an era over 20!!1@NESN You should be embarrassed! What in the bloody hell is going on with this pitching staff? We’ve been playing baseball for 2 days and already have 2 pitchers with an era over 20!!❌❌ {6.9}@quig87@NESN This sounds familiar@NESN This sounds familiarBoomer44!@Boomer44000@NESN OMG This guy cannot stop whining. Ugh.@NESN OMG This guy cannot stop whining. Ugh.Tyler Michaud@bostonsports42@NESN I ain’t worried about him pitching moving forward he’ll be on the injured list tomorrow morning7@NESN I ain’t worried about him pitching moving forward he’ll be on the injured list tomorrow morningWhile most fans ruthlessly trolled him for his underwhelming 2023 start, there were a few who chose to see the silver lining. Eddy Carballo@iafip13@NESN a little ring rust - he’ll be more than fine@NESN a little ring rust - he’ll be more than fineFans have high expectations from Chris Sale after he displayed a strong spring training performance.Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora optimistic about Chris SaleChris Sale of the Boston Red Sox Despite Boston Red Sox All-Star Chris Sale's inadequate performance against the Orioles, manager Alex Cora is hopeful the the pitcher's struggles will cease after one appearance, and he will turn things around.“I’ve been saying all along that we’re not going to depend on the big guy (Sale) to carry us the whole time,” Cora said. “He just has to do his part. Today, obviously, it was a tough one. But as a team, we’re going to keep grinding, keep going and keep fighting until the end. Hopefully, it doesn’t have to take all this effort to get more W’s.He added:“It’s one of those days. We’ve got to get better. I think the changeup was okay when he used it. Just go back and watch and get him ready for Detroit on Thursday. Stuff was OK. Location wasn’t great. We’re going to take a look at it and see if we can do better.”On Saturday, the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-8.