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08/27 21:01 CDT Chris Sale strikes out 11 in 5-hit shutout as Braves beat
Yamamoto and Dodgers 1-0 for 3-game sweep
Chris Sale strikes out 11 in 5-hit shutout as Braves beat Yamamoto and Dodgers
1-0 for 3-game sweep
By CHARLES ODUM
AP Sports Writer
ATLANTA (AP) --- Chris Sale struck out 11 in a five-hit shutout, Drake Baldwin
launched a leadoff homer against Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and the Atlanta Braves
edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 on Thursday night to complete a three-game
sweep.
Sale (13-9) did not walk a batter. The left-hander posted his fourth
double-digit strikeout game this season and the 95th of his career, which ranks
seventh all-time.
Fans in the sellout crowd of 39,650 cheered when Sale strolled out to the mound
for the ninth inning even though relievers were ready in the Atlanta bullpen.
Braves manager Walt Weiss stuck with his ace after Freddie Freeman singled
leading off the ninth.
Teoscar Hernndez popped out, pinch-runner Alek Thomas was out at second on
Miguel Rojas' fielder's-choice grounder and Sale struck out Alex Call for his
17th complete game and first since 2019 with Boston.
Baldwin lined the first pitch from Yamamoto (12-8) into the right-field Chop
House restaurant. It was Baldwin's fourth leadoff shot this season and 22nd
homer overall. Yamamoto allowed only four hits with eight strikeouts in 6 1/3
innings.
The NL East-leading Braves won the season series 5-1 against the Dodgers, who
sit atop the NL West.
Braves shortstop Ha-Seong Kim, hitting .078, was rewarded with a start after
his game-winning, pinch-hit single with two outs in the ninth inning of
Wednesday night's 6-5 win over the Dodgers. Kim singled and stole second base
in the third.
Before the game, Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki was placed on the 15-day
injured list after exiting Wednesday night's game with a blister on his right
middle finger. Los Angeles recalled right-hander Seth Halvorsen from Triple-A
Oklahoma City.
Up next Dodgers: LHP Tarik Skubal (8-7, 2.91 ERA) will make what is expected to be an emotional Detroit homecoming when he starts Friday night's series opener at the Tigers. Braves: RHP Grant Holmes (8-5, 3.64 ERA) is scheduled to start when the Braves open a three-game series against RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7, 4.96) and the Colorado Rockies. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
Up next Dodgers: LHP Tarik Skubal (8-7, 2.91 ERA) will make what is expected to be an emotional Detroit homecoming when he starts Friday night's series opener at the Tigers. Braves: RHP Grant Holmes (8-5, 3.64 ERA) is scheduled to start when the Braves open a three-game series against RHP Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7, 4.96) and the Colorado Rockies. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
