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Sale Steers Braves Past Phillies 3-1 After Costly Error

A third-inning misplay by Edmundo Sosa produced all three Atlanta runs.

Overview

  • The Braves won 3-1 in Philadelphia on Saturday to clinch the series and push their streak to four straight victories.
  • Chris Sale worked seven innings with seven strikeouts and moved past Tom Glavine to 29th on MLB’s career strikeout list.
  • Atlanta scored three unearned runs in the third after Sosa’s error, with Austin Riley’s dribbler tying it and Mauricio Dubón’s bloop to center driving in two.
  • Philadelphia’s only run came when rookie Felix Reyes homered in his first major league at-bat off Sale.
  • Catcher J.T. Realmuto exited with lower-back tightness, and the Phillies placed closer Jhoan Duran on the 15-day injured list with a left oblique strain.