(MCT) — Chris Sale tried to be like a sponge whenever Mark Buehrle was around, soaking up pitching knowledge. It was the same way Buehrle had learned from David Wells, sitting next to him in the White Sox dugout during games in his first full season.

The lessons Sale learned helped him be an All-Star in his first season as a big league starter. Now it’s time for the guy with a mustache as thin as his frame to stand tall in the biggest games of the year, just as Buehrle did in 2005 and Wells did for the Blue Jays and Yankees.