Sale’s Strong Start Leads Braves Past Phillies
PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Chris Sale delivered seven dominant innings as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park.
Sale allowed one run on five hits while striking out seven to earn his fourth win. His lone mistake was a solo home run to Felix Reyes in the second inning. The Braves responded with all three of their runs in the third. Austin Riley and Mauricio Dubón delivered key RBI singles, with Dubón driving in two.
Phillies starter Cristopher Sánchez took a hard-luck loss, allowing three unearned runs over six innings. Robert Suarez struck out two in a perfect ninth for his first save. Attendance was 43,423. The Braves improved to 14-7, while the Phillies fell to 8-12.