{"id":575,"date":"2024-09-15T08:48:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T08:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=575"},"modified":"2024-09-15T08:48:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T08:48:17","slug":"atlanta-braves-chris-sale-dominates-against-shohei-ohtani-and-the-los-angeles-dodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=575","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Braves’ Chris Sale Dominates Against Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chris Sale added a heavyweight performance to his Cy Young resume when he took down Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Chris Sale dominated on the mound once again in the Atlanta Braves’ 10-1 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves improve to 81-67 and 20-7 in games Sale has started.<\/p>\n

Just to put that into perspective, a guy who is one-fifth of the starting rotation has helped the Braves to one-fourth of their wins.<\/p>\n

Sale pitched six strong innings allowing just one run on five hits and two walks while striking out six. Taking down this Dodgers lineup is arguably his most impressive outing of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s special when he goes out there,\u201d Braves catcher\u00a0Sean Murphy said. \u201cThat lineup\u2019s no joke and he worked his way through. That\u2019s what he has done every outing and it just gets better every time.\u201d<\/p>\n

He even held superstar Shohei Ohtani hitless. Sale knew anything that Ohtani connected with would be hit hard. The only solution was to make sure he had nothing to hit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith him, you\u2019re not looking for soft contact because there\u2019s not really much that he produces,\u201d\u00a0Sale said\u00a0about facing Ohtani after the game. \u201c…really just trying to throw swing-and-miss pitches from the first pitch of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

His 17 wins, 2.35 ERA and 219 strikeouts all lead the National League.<\/p>\n

In his last seven starts, Sale has pitched to an absurd 1.20 ERA, a 1.00 WHIP and 54 strikeouts in 45 innings pitched. The Braves have won all seven of those games with Sale picking up the decision in four of them.<\/p>\n

He has allowed just two earned runs or fewer in each of his last 17 starts. It\u2019s tied with Felix Hernandez (2014) and Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson (1919) for the longest streak since 1913.<\/p>\n

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