Overview

• Manager Brian Snitker and team reports indicate Sale is penciled in to start Saturday against the Phillies, pending final checks.
• In his third Triple-A rehab outing for Gwinnett, Sale logged 4 2/3 innings of one-run ball with five strikeouts, no walks and 77 pitches (51 strikes) against Memphis.
• The rehab assignment closed with 10.2 innings, 10 hits, three walks, three earned runs and 11 strikeouts across three starts.
• To preserve his typical rest, the Braves could open the four-game series with Cal Quantrill and Bryce Elder on regular schedules.
• Sale has been on the 60-day injured list since June 18 with a fractured rib, and his activation would require a 40-man roster move.