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R.A. Dickey #43 of the Toronto Blue Jays delivers a pitch in the first inning during MLB game action against the Chicago White Sox on April 26, 2016 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images

The implosion of the Toronto bullpen during Monday's meltdown against the Chicago White Sox had more implications for the Blue Jays than just another setback in the loss column.

With tough lefty Chris Sale on the mound for Chicago for Tuesday night's game against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, the likelihood of yet another long evening was seen as a distinct possibility.

Sale came as advertised – and then some – totally flummoxing what is supposed to be a tough hitting Toronto lineup to lead the White Sox (15-6) to a 10-1 romp over the Blue Jays (10-12).

Sale was fabulous, allowing one run off four Toronto hits over eight innings of stellar work, walking two while striking out six to improve to 5-0 on the year to help left the White Sox to their second straight win over the Blue Jays.

The Blue Jays continue to be hampered by bumps and bruises that have hamstrung manager John Gibbons from fielding his best unit.

For the second consecutive game, Josh Donaldson was confined to designated-hitting duties, recovering from a deep bone bruise to his left leg.

Matt Dominguez, who was called up from Triple-A Buffalo earlier in the day to fill the roster spot of Drew Hutchison, who was sent the other way, got the start at third base in place of the American League's reigning most valuable player.

And for the third straight game, backup catcher Josh Thole was inserted into the starting lineup in place of Russell Martin, who continues to be bothered by neck spasms.

Sale came into the game on quite the roll, having won his four previous starts on the season with a minuscule 1.80 earned-run average and he continued his domination against the Blue Jays.

Through the first six innings, Sale had only allowed one hit – a single off the bat to Darwin Barney in the third inning. It looked like the Blue Jays hitters were just guessing on most of their swings.

As for the White Sox, the AL Central division leaders who won for the fifth consecutive outing, it did not take them that long to solve R.A. Dickey, the struggling Toronto starter.

The knuckleballer was doing fine up until the third inning when Avisail Garcia led off the inning with a mammoth home run to centre that put the White Sox ahead 1-0.

It was the first of three home runs on the night for the White Sox – two off Dickey and a third by Adam Eaton off Toronto reliever Drew Storen in the three-run Chicago ninth.

In the fifth inning, more trouble started to brew for Dickey and the Blue Jays when the first three Chicago batters reached base on two singles and a walk.

Then it was Austin Jackson's turn and he stroked a double to the gap in right-centre that brought in two more Chicago runs for a 3-0 lead.

Eaton would later add another run on a sacrifice fly.

In the seventh inning, Dickey surrendered his second home run of the game, a two-run shot off the bat of former Blue Jay Dioner Navarro that brought the score to 6-0 and brought an end to the Toronto pitcher's night.

On the night, Dickey pitched six-plus innings, allowing six Chicago runs off eight hits to see his record tip to 1-3. His ERA on the season is now 6.75.

The lone blemish on Sale's night came shortly after, when Edwin Encarnacion crunched a home run to centre to finally put Toronto on the board as the White Sox would go on to outhit Toronto 15-4.

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