ATLANTA — Chris Sale allowed one run and struck out six over six innings, shutting down Shohei Ohtani within the course of, for his main league-leading seventeenth win of the season because the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-1 on Saturday evening.
Ohtani, who had a strikeout and stroll, has stalled in his quest to be the primary participant in MLB historical past to hit 50 dwelling runs and steal 50 bases in a season, going 0 for six in his final two video games since hitting his main league-best forty seventh dwelling run on Wednesday in opposition to the Chicago Cubs. He has 48 steals.
“He’s a particular participant, and when he will get barrel to the ball it’s going to be laborious,” Sale mentioned. “With what he’s completed this 12 months, if he will get the ball within the air, it’s most likely not going to be good for me, so I’m actually simply making an attempt to throw swing-and-miss pitches from the primary pitch of the sport.”
Sale (17-3), who hasn’t been charged with a loss since June 27, turned the primary participant in Braves franchise historical past to permit not more than two earned runs in 17 straight begins, passing Corridor of Famer Greg Maddux’s earlier report of 16 begins. He additionally surpassed Padres starter Dylan Stop for many strikeouts within the NL this season with 219.
Atlanta is now a season-high 14 video games over .500 and pulled even with the Mets for the ultimate NL wild-card spot. New York misplaced on the Phillies 6-4 on Saturday evening.
“These final couple of nights, that is what we’ve anticipated from ourselves,” Sale mentioned. “We knew what this collection means and it’s been a very good couple of video games for us.”
Atlanta scored six runs within the sixth inning, which featured Matt Olson’s bases-loaded double and RBIs from Whit Merrifield and Michael Harris II.
Olson additionally opened the scoring for Atlanta within the first with an RBI double that scored Harris, who had reached on a single. Olson completed with 4 RBIs on 2-of-4 hitting.
“After we hit like that, we’re able to lots,” Braves supervisor Brian Snitker mentioned. “You simply form of get cautiously optimistic that we’re going to get on a run as a result of we’re getting lots from everyone once more, which is admittedly good.”
Jack Flaherty (5-2) lasted simply three innings, giving up 4 earned runs on 5 hits whereas strolling 4 and placing out 4.
Orlando Arcia broke a 1-1 impasse within the third with a bases-loaded double off the center-field wall that scored Jorge Soler, Marcel Ozuna and Jarred Kelenic.
Mookie Betts had the one RBI for Los Angeles with a single within the third inning that tied the sport at 1-1.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: RHP Tyler Glasnow is “extremely unlikely” to return this season, Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned Saturday. Glasnow hasn’t pitched since Aug. 11 on account of elbow tendinitis. On Friday evening, he was imagined to pitch a simulated sport, however felt ache in his elbow whereas warming up within the bullpen.
UP NEXT
Braves RHP Charlie Morton (8-8, 4.11) will begin the third of a four-game collection reverse Dodgers RHP Walker Buehler (1-5, 4.11).
