Athletics 1, at Atlanta 5

ATLANTA (Interstat) — On a cool Wednesday evening at Truist Park, the Atlanta Braves’ offense finally provided Chris Sale the support his pitching has deserved, and the result was a methodical 5-1 victory over the Athletics to close a successful opening homestand. Sale, the veteran left-hander, was again the story on the mound, but the story of the game was the bat of catcher Drake Baldwin. The young backstop delivered two critical two-out hits, driving in all four of Atlanta’s early runs to power the Braves to their fourth win in six games. The Athletics, meanwhile, continued to scuffle, dropping… Read more...