Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves
Final
Recap
ATLANTA -- Chris Sale struck out 10 and reached 200 Ks for the season, Mauricio Dubón delivered a winning RBI single in the 10th inning, and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Wednesday night. Matt Olson and Austin Riley hit solo homers for the Braves. Brent Suter (3-2) worked a scoreless 10th inning and earned the win. Sale went 5 2/3 innings and was removed after recording his third strikeout of the game of Reds rookie Sal Stewart. The 37-year-old left-hander has reached 200 strikeouts nine times, which is the most of any pitcher since 2013. In his final start before the postseason, he allowed one run on four hits. Sale hit at least 99 mph on the radar gun on 12 of his 97 pitches.
Team stats
5Hits7
1Home runs2
1Walks2
15Strikeouts8
1Stolen bases0
141Pitches thrown161
8Pitching strikeouts15
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ BledayPH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sal Stewart1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan BritoRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt McLain2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Will BanfieldC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eugenio SuarezDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carlos JorgeRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane MyersCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Elly De La CruzSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tyler StephensonPH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oswaldo CabreraLF-3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis MeyP | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierce JohnsonP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Graham AshcraftP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew AbbottP | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |