{"id":469648,"date":"2025-05-30T09:58:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T13:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/chris-sale-reaches-2500-strikeouts-in-dominant-braves-victory-over-phillies\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T09:58:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T13:58:44","slug":"chris-sale-reaches-2500-strikeouts-in-dominant-braves-victory-over-phillies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/chris-sale-reaches-2500-strikeouts-in-dominant-braves-victory-over-phillies\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Sale reaches 2,500 strikeouts in dominant Braves victory over Phillies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<em>PHILADELPHIA<\/em>\u2014 On a historic night for <strong>Chris Sale<\/strong>, the veteran left-hander reached a significant personal milestone by recording the <strong>2,500th strikeout of his career<\/strong>, as he led the <strong>Atlanta Braves<\/strong> to a <strong>9-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies<\/strong> in the second game of a doubleheader played at Citizens Bank Park.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=482952&amp;action=edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=482952&amp;action=edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns lead Knicks to victory over Pacers and force Game 6<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nSale, who became the <strong>fastest pitcher to reach 2,500 strikeouts in terms of innings pitched (2,026)<\/strong>, limited the Philadelphia offense to <strong>two hits and three walks in six scoreless innings<\/strong>, adding <strong>eight strikeouts<\/strong> in a brilliant performance. He is only the <strong>38th pitcher in the modern era<\/strong> and the <strong>40th in Major League history<\/strong> to achieve this mark.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sale&#8217;s strong outing was backed by a <strong>four-run rally in the fourth inning<\/strong>, led by a <strong>two-run homer by Ozzie Albies<\/strong>, his sixth of the year, extending his hitting streak to <strong>14 consecutive games<\/strong>. Matt Olson and Austin Riley hit back-to-back doubles before Albies&#8217; hit, giving Atlanta a lead they would never relinquish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Austin Riley<\/strong> also joined the offensive festival with a two-run homer in the seventh inning, his first since May 4th. In total, the Braves punished <strong>Zack Wheeler<\/strong> with <strong>six runs in 5.1 innings<\/strong>, marking the third time since 2023 that the Phillies&#8217; ace has allowed at least five earned runs against Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The triumph comes at a crucial moment for the Braves, who had lost six of their previous seven games and saw their rookie starter <strong>AJ Smith-Shawver<\/strong> injured hours before. Despite the adversities, the team finished the road trip with renewed momentum thanks to Sale&#8217;s dominance and a timely awakened offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHILADELPHIA\u2014 On a historic night for Chris Sale, the veteran left-hander reached a significant personal milestone by recording the 2,500th strikeout of his career, as he led the Atlanta Braves to a 9-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in the second game of a doubleheader played at Citizens Bank Park. 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