The Atlanta Braves opened the series on a high note after Friday night’s 4-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. Chris Sale turned in an impressive start, throwing a dominant 6.2 innings of one-run ball. He gave up just four hits and struck out nine.

Offensively, things started to click for the Braves in the eighth inning, where they plated three runs. Ozzie Albies, Drake Baldwin, Ha-Seong Kim, and Matt Olson each recorded RBI.

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The Braves look to take the series this evening at 7:15 ET behind Hurston Waldrep.

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The Braves came in the top five in ESPN’s recent core talent pool ranking.

Cam Caminiti struck out seven in his final outing of the season. More in the minor league recap.

MLB News:

The New York Mets optioned right-hander Kodai Senga to Triple-A Syracuse. The club also announced that catcher Francisco Alvarez was reinstated from the injured list.

The San Diego Padres placed left-hander Nestor Cortes on the 15-day injured list with a biceps strain. The move is retroactive to September 4.

Willson Contreras’ suspension has been reduced to four games on appeal. He originally faced a six game suspension for an incident against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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After returning for just nine games, the Texas Rangers placed Adolis Garcia on the 10-day injured list with a Grade 2 quad strain. The move is backdated to September 2.

The Detroit Tigers placed right-hander Kyle Finnegan on the 15-day injured list due to a right adductor strain.