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Atlanta Braves ace and reigning National League Cy Young winner Chris Sale continued to make more baseball history despite getting a tough-luck loss on Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n

Sale surrendered one earned run over six innings, giving up just three hits and four walks. He struck out 10 but the Braves lost 2-1. Per Mark Bowman of MLB.com, it was the 90th double-digit strikeout game of Sale’s career. That’s eighth all-time, with Curt Schilling (93) serving as the next name for Sale to pass.<\/p>\n

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Sale is 3-4 this season with an impressive 2.93 ERA. Now 36 years old, he’s struck out 96 batters in 73.2 innings. A 15-year veteran of the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and Braves, Sale is one of the best lefties to ever play. He’s 141-87 lifetime with a 3.03 ERA and he helped the Red Sox win the World Series in 2018. Sale dealt with injury issues from 2019-2023, but now healthy, he’s reclaimed his standing as one of the game’s best.<\/p>\n

Merrill Kelly earned the win for Arizona, tossing seven scoreless innings and allowing just one hit. He walked one and struck out eight in moving to 6-2 with a 3.43 ERA. Justin Martinez got his fifth save.<\/p>\n

The Braves are now 27-33 after the loss while Arizona is 30-31 after the win. The two teams will finish out their series on Thursday afternoon with first pitch at 12:15 p.m. ET. Right-hander Brandon Pfaadt takes the ball for Arizona against Grant Holmes, who is 3-4 with a 3.78 ERA.<\/p>\n

CONTINUING ON:<\/strong>\u00a0Luke Voit, who led baseball in home runs in the pandemic-2020 season, will continue his career in Japan.\u00a0CLICK HERE:<\/p>\n

ON THE MOVE?<\/strong>\u00a0Jarren Duran, who won the All-Star Game MVP last year, is drawing trade interest from the San Diego Padres.\u00a0CLICK HERE:<\/p>\n

ELLY THE MAN:\u00a0<\/strong>Elly De La Cruz, still just 23, is in a rare and elite class of baseball history for the Cincinnati Reds.\u00a0CLICK HERE:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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