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Chris Sale shuts out Mets, down to 2.08 ERA

Chris Sale

ATL Starting Pitcher #51

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Chris Sale spun six shutout innings with nine strikeouts, zero walks, and just two hits allowed to earn the win in a 1-0 game against the Mets on Wednesday.

Sale’s phenomenal season hasn’t been talked about enough. He faced just two batters over the minimum and didn’t let a single runner into scoring position as he decimated the Mets here. His fastball and slider combined to force 14 swings-and-misses and many of those were very ugly chases. They say father time is undefeated, but the 37-year-old Sale now has a 2.08 ERA with 143 strikeouts and 26 walks across 117 innings this season. If not for Jacob Misiorowski, those would be clear and obvious Cy Young numbers. He’s lined up for a two-start week coming up against the Marlins and Yankees.

- James Schiano

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Chris Sale won’t Tuesday’s game against the Marlins.

Sale won’t start at all against Miami, and instead is being pushed back to the weekend series against the Yankees. Atlanta will instead push up the other arms in the rotation, so Grant Holmes, Bryce Elder and Martin Perez will be the arms who go instead. It’s disappointing Sale won’t get a two-start week this late in the fantasy season, but understandable.
Sean Manaea

NYM Starting Pitcher #59

Sean Manaea will start the first game of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Braves.

Manaea held his own with an impressive showing against the Dodgers last Friday, allowing just one run over six innings. It’ll be burgeoning star Christian Scott taking the ball opposite Braves ace Chris Sale during Wednesday’s nightcap at Citi Field. Get your popcorn ready for that one.
Chris Sale

ATL Starting Pitcher #51

The Mets and Braves game on Tuesday has been postponed due to thunderstorms.

The game will be made up as a split doubleheader on Wednesday. We should likely get the same pitching matchups for both games, but we’ll know for sure on Wednesday. The Braves were hoping to leave New York early because they have a game against the Nationals on Thursday, but luckily it’s not a long trip between the two cities.
Chris Sale

ATL Starting Pitcher #51

Chris Sale fanned 11 while surrendering three runs in six innings Thursday in a win over the Padres.

All of the runs came in the second after Mauricio Dubón greatly misjudged what seemed like a routine flyball to left field, resulting in a single. Sale wasn’t blameless in the inning, as he plunked light-hitting lefty Jake Cronenworth and walked Fernando Tatis Jr. with the bases loaded, but that all happened after what should have been the third out. Sale matched his season high with the 11 strikeouts. It’s his 94th career 10-strikeout game, moving him past Curt Schilling and into seventh place on the all-time list. Next up is Sandy Koufax at 97. He’ll make his next start Tuesday against the Mets.
Chris Sale

ATL Starting Pitcher #51

Chris Sale pitched seven scoreless innings while striking out six to pick up the win on Friday against the Rangers.

It was business as usual for Sale, who allowed just two baserunners on the evening in a game where his offense gave him an early 6-0 lead that proved to be more than enough for him to pick up the win. Sale needed only 89 pitches to get through seven innings and was pitching on somewhat extended rest after his last start was shortened by a two-hour rain delay in St. Louis. Sale recorded the 2,700th strikeout of his career in this one, becoming the 27th player in MLB history to hit the mark. He has allowed three earned runs or fewer in every game this season and will make his next start on Wednesday at home against the Padres.
Chris Sale

ATL Starting Pitcher #51

Chris Sale pitched three hitless innings Friday before his start against the Cardinals ended due to a rain delay.

The delay was two hours and 44 minutes, which was longer than the actual time of the game (two hours and 23 minutes). Sale was cruising before play was halted, striking out five and throwing 30 his 43 pitches for strikes. His next appearance should come in the All-Star Game. It’s his third All-Star nod as a Brave, but this is the first time he’ll be pitching (we assume).
Chris Sale

ATL Starting Pitcher #51

Chris Sale allowed three runs with three strikeouts over five innings in a win over the Mets on Saturday.

Sale held the Mets scoreless through four innings before Tyrone Taylor took him deep for a solo homer in the fifth. Mark Vientos then got to Sale with a two-run homer in the sixth. Sale gave up another hit and hit a batter, leaving two runners on with no outs in the sixth inning. Both inherited runners would be left stranded. The 37-year-old left-hander will take a 2.27 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, and a 112/24 K/BB ratio across 95 innings into a start against the Pirates in Pittsburgh on Thursday.
Chris Sale

ATL Starting Pitcher #51

Chris Sale yielded two runs — one earned — in six innings and struck out 10 against the Giants on Sunday.

Sale took the loss, leaving him 8-6 despite him sporting a 2.10 ERA for a Braves team with one of the league’s best records. He’s 0-3 with a 2.35 ERA in four starts this month. The loss today saw him give up just two hard-hit balls but eight hits. Opposing starter Robbie Ray allowed 14 hard-hit balls yet only four hits in his eight innings. Sale will face the Mets next weekend.
Reynaldo López

ATL Starting Pitcher #40

Reynaldo López will start Friday’s series opener against the Giants.

López has plenty of starting experience and will jump into Atlanta’s rotation mix with Bryce Elder remaining on schedule to take the ball on Saturday with Chris Sale being pushed back to Sunday’s series finale. López is unlikely to work deep enough into the contest to deliver significant fantasy appeal. He holds a solid 3.50 ERA and 39/21 K/BB ratio across 43 2/3 innings this season.
Chris Sale

ATL Starting Pitcher #51

Chris Sale allowed two runs -- zero earned -- with seven strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings in a no-decision against the Brewers on Saturday.

Sale was sharp in this one as he and Kyle Harrison put on a pitcher’s duel on Saturday in Atlanta. He held Milwaukee scoreless through five innings before giving up two unearned runs following an error in the sixth inning. Sale would be replaced on the mound with two outs in the inning at 101 pitches. He generated 12 whiffs to strike out seven on the day. The 37-year-old left-hander will take a 2.14 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, and a 99/21 K/BB ratio across 84 innings into a start against the Giants in San Francisco on Friday.

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Masataka Yoshida

BOS Designated Hitter #7
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Masataka Yoshida went 2-for-4 with a homer and a walk as the Red Sox downed the Dodgers 8-4 on Sunday Night Baseball to complete a three-game sweep in Los Angeles.

Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu and Yoshida all homered off Emmet Sheehan in a four-batter span in the third to give the Red Sox a 5-3 lead. Yoshida’s homer was his fifth of the year, with four of those coming in his last 24 games, and he’s hitting .264/.341/.388 in 255 plate appearances overall. It looked like he might lose some playing time when the Red Sox acquired Curtis Mead, and that still could be a danger if the Red Sox try to add offense again prior to Monday’s deadline.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Jake Bennett

BOS Starting Pitcher #64
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Jake Bennett allowed three runs over 5 2/3 innings in defeating the Dodgers on Sunday night.

All of the runs came in the third after a Teoscar Hernández grounder that really should have been handled rolled through the infield. There was also a very debatable intentional walk to Shohei Ohtani that preceded a two-run single from Andy Pages. Fortunately, the Boston offense picked Bennett up afterwards. He’s 7-4 with a 2.90 ERA ahead of a favorable home start next weekend against the A’s.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Garrett Whitlock

BOS Relief Pitcher #22
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Garrett Whitlock pitched a hitless ninth with a four-run lead to finish off the Dodgers on Sunday night.

It was a surprise not to see Whitlock involved in Saturday’s win, but interim manager Chad Tracy said today that he was giving his “beat up” setup man some extra time off after a very busy July. Whitlock would have closed tonight with Aroldis Chapman having pitched three of the previous four days, but he missed out on the save after the Red Sox upped their lead from two runs to four in the eighth. Whitlock’s arm seemed fine tonight, as he topped out at 97.1 mph. His two sliders averaged 87.3 mph, which is 1.4 mph better than his season average.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Emmet Sheehan

LAD Starting Pitcher #80
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Emmet Sheehan lasted just 2 2/3 innings and gave up five runs Sunday night in a loss to the Red Sox.

Sheehan allowed two runs on a walk and three singles in the first and then gave up three solo homers in a seven-pitch span in the third. He hadn’t allowed three homers in any of his 19 previous starts. Sheehan fell to 4-8 with a 5.29 ERA. The Dodgers have lost his last five starts and nine of his last 10, which seems nearly impossible. With Tarik Skubal’s addition and Blake Snell nearing a return, Sheehan’s time in the Dodgers rotation should be about to come to an end. He could be more helpful to the team’s cause out of the pen.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Andy Pages

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Andy Pages drove in three of the Dodgers’ four runs Sunday night against the Red Sox.

Pages had a two-run single after Shohei Ohtani was intentionally walked in the second and an RBI double in the seventh. That brings his season total to 74 RBI, which ranks sixth in the majors.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Tyler Mahle

ATL Starting Pitcher #54
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Braves acquired RHP Tyler Mahle from the Giants for RHP Anthony Molina.

The Braves are really just taking on salary here, which in Mahle’s case is about $3 million, and they’re getting guy who has usually been pretty solid when healthy. Mahle has a 5.13 ERA this year, but he’s been better than that lately, posting a 3.79 ERA in his last seven starts. He’s actually throwing a little harder and has a higher strikeout rate (22 percent) than he did last year, when he had a 2.18 ERA in 16 starts for the Rangers. He’ll go into the injured Reynaldo López’s rotation spot for now. He’s still probably just an NL-only guy for fantasy purposes.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Giants acquired RHP Anthony Molina from the Braves for RHP Tyler Mahle.

Molina, a former Rays and Rockies prospect acquired by the Braves on waivers in December, has spent most of this season at Triple-A Gwinnett, posting a 3.78 ERA in nine starts and eight relief appearances. He’s still just 24, and he might prove to be of some use out of the pen. He was sent to Triple-A Sacramento for now.
- Matthew Pouliot

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SD Relief Pitcher #50
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According to USA TODAY’s Bob Nightengale, the Padres turned down the Yankees’ proposal for an Adrian Morejon trade that would have involved Will Warren.

There might have been others involved. Morejon is one of baseball’s best relievers, but he’s also a free agent at season’s end. Meanwhile, Warren is at least a league-average starting pitcher who is making the minimum both this year and next and won’t be a free agent until after 2030. That’s certainly not a bad offer, assuming that Nightengale has the correct info here.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Tyler Mahle

SF Starting Pitcher #54
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The Braves are acquiring Tyler Mahle from the Giants in exchange for reliever Anthony Molina, according to FanSided’s Robert Murray.

Mahle, who is on a one-year, $10 million deal, is 3-9 with a 5.13 ERA for the season, but he has been solid of late, amassing a 3.79 ERA in his last seven turns. Molina is a fringe 40-man roster guy, so this is mostly a salary dump for the Giants. The Giants still figure to trade Robbie Ray, too, and they just lost Trevor McDonald for the rest of the season, so things could get ugly with their rotation the rest of the way. Most likely, Adrian Houser will slide back in as a starter, assuming that no other team wants to take on his contract.
- Matthew Pouliot

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TOR Starting Pitcher #34
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The Cubs are acquiring Kevin Gausman from the Blue Jays, sources told The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal.

Is it too late to fold this into the Jameson Taillon trade? The Athletic’s Mitch Bannon says the Jays will get outfielder Brett Bateman and infielder Ty Southisene in return. Gausman was 6-10 with a 4.38 ERA in a down year for the Jays, but he’s durable and could step it up in October, like he did in posting a 2.93 ERA in five starts and one relief appearance during last year’s World Series run. He’ll be a free agent at season’s end.
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