Wheeler and Harper lead Phillies to two wins for the price of one. Originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia MILWAUKEE — For a manager in need of a win, there are few better feelings than putting his ace’s name on the lineup, and there hasn’t been an ace in baseball over the past five seasons […]
Phillies beat Marlins, Wheeler strengthens Cy Young record originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia MIAMI — Rob Thomson does not have a vote in the National League Cy Young Award process. That privilege is reserved only for active members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Which is probably best for the integrity of the […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Sale reached 200 strikeouts for the first time since 2019 and picked up the 16th win of his comeback season, pitching seven strong innings to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 win over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. After losing three of four games to NL East leader Philadelphia, […]
Chris Sale knows what it’s like to win in Boston: he made three playoff appearances and won the 2018 World Series final with the Red Sox. While he is in his first season after Boston with the Atlanta Braves, Sale at least has one more chance to be a big help to the Red Sox […]
ATLANTA – Davey Martinez laughed as he recalled his only game against Randy Johnson. On May 24, 1998, the first Devil Rays franchise faced the Mariners at the Kingdome, with the big unit on the mound for Seattle. Tampa Bay’s regular lineup featured two Hall of Famers, Fred McGriff and Wade Boggs. Neither played that […]
Overall, this was a season that Braves fans would rather erase from their memories. Injuries, subpar star performances, and just plain bad luck have plagued this ballclub, but if there was one bright spot, it was Chris Sale. The offseason transfer was a revelation for Atlanta, which continued last night with perhaps his best start […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chris Sale and Blake Snell put on an outstanding pitching show in a duel of aces on Monday night before the Atlanta Braves narrowly defeated the San Francisco Giants 1-0 in the 10th inning on a sacrifice fly by pinch hitter Travis d’Arnaud. Snell went six innings without a hit, 10 […]
On Monday night, the stars aligned and the baseball gods treated fans to a first-class pitching duel in the Atlanta Braves’ home opener against the San Francisco Giants. Starting for the Braves was a rejuvenated Chris Sale, who made the 2024 NL All-Star team, and for the Giants, it was Blake Snell, the reigning NL […]
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Chris Sale is no Michael Jordan, says Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf. But don’t put too much stock in the rumor that Sale could be traded from the White Sox here at the baseball team’s winter meetings or later in the offseason. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports said other […]
