The Atlanta Braves may have had a shaky month, but the same cannot be said for Chris Sale. The 35-year-old left-hander has been borderline untouchable in May, going a perfect 5-0 in his five starts.
It was another impressive outing for 35-year-old left-hander Chris Sale. Sale (8-1), struck out eight while pitching seven innings of one-run ball. Sale has reformed his game that earned him seven consecutive All-Star selections from 2012-18 before injuries caught up to him.
The Braves avoided a sweep Sunday but may have lost another key player to injury. The Atlanta Braves avoided a sweep Sunday with an 8-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, completing a 3-3 road trip.
If you’re the Atlanta Braves, you just want the month of May to be over with already. On Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park to finish out a three-game series, the Braves walked away with what hasn’t been easy to come by lately — an 8-1 victory.
Chris Sale was stellar through seven innings to help the Atlanta Braves take an 8-1 win and avoid the sweep in the series finale against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
Chris Sale has been unhittable, and the Braves’ offense hasn’t been able to get the hits to fall in. Well, I’m not going to call it “good” news, but last night, the Braves got both out-xwOBAed and out-wOBAed by the Pirates.
The Braves needed to bolster the rotation this offseason, and Alex Anthopoulos did so via a trade with the Red Sox — Vaughn Grissom for Chris Sale, straight up.
Some Braves fans were hesitant to jump on the Chris Sale train when Alex Anthopoulos acquired him this offseason. Most of that was due to his injury history, but even the most pessimistic fans understood the kind of potential weapon he could be if healthy in October.
The Braves went through a rough stretch, but ended their homestand on a good note. The Atlanta Braves avoided a sweep Monday evening by salvaging a 3-0 win over the San Diego Padres in the nightcap of Monday’s twin bill.
Chris Sale threw seven shutout innings to log his third straight scoreless start and the host Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 3-0 on Monday to earn a split of a doubleheader while ending a four-game losing streak.
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When the Braves acquired Chris Sale via trade this offseason, it was met with mixed results. He came with an extensive injury history, with his last fully healthy season coming all the way back in 2019.
Matt Olson blasted a three-run homer to support another strong effort by Chris Sale and lead the Atlanta Braves to a 7-0 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.
Chris Sale has become the No. 1 starter that the Braves didn’t know they would need this season, as he’s turned back the clock to his All-Star form from years past.
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Boston fans have seen it plenty of times before. Chris Sale, juiced up, emptying the tank on a mound. Only this time, the first since June 21st, 2016, the flame throwing left-hander was doing it against the Red Sox.
Chris Sale threw six shutout innings and Marcell Ozuna hit two home runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-0 win over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Wednesday and sweep their two-game series.
Chris Sale is set to face his former team on Wednesday when the Atlanta Braves host the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, and given that he won a World Series with Boston in 2018, it is understandably an emotional moment for the veteran starting pitcher.
Coming off their worst stretch of baseball in what feels like years, the Braves head back to Truist Park to take on the Red Sox for a two-game set beginning on Tuesday.
The Atlanta Braves are trying to not get swept. The Seattle Mariners starters have been stout and Atlanta’s bats have been quiet for the first two games of this series, both Seattle wins.
The Chris Sale-for-Vaughn Grissom trade between the Braves and Red Sox caught many in baseball by surprise, including Sale himself.
When the former Red Sox hurler was traded to the Braves in December, it was the last thing many, including Sale, were expecting.
Chris Sale is giving the Atlanta Braves some reason to believe that they may get something close to his best this season.
The Red Sox certainly sweetened the pot for the Braves to take Chris Sale off their hands.
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