Chris Sale Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 6" / 180 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 3/30/1989 (35)
- Experience
- 13
- College
- Florida Gulf Coast
Chris Sale Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Chris Sale News
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale (7-1) completed seven scoreless innings Monday night, improving his record to 7-1 in a 3-0 win over the San Diego Padres. Sale recorded his fourth straight game of nine or more strikeouts to go with his third straight scoreless start. In May, the lefty slinger looked like his former All-Star self with a total record of 4-0, a 0.36 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, and 37 strikeouts in 25 innings of work. All of that without recording a single walk. Look for Sale to continue his dominant May this weekend against a Pittsburgh Pirates team that has struggled mightily against southpaws this season.
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale (6-1) stymied hitters and picked up the win in Tuesday's 7-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs. The lanky left-hander improved his record to 6-1 on the season with nine strikeouts, two hits, and no walks in seven shutout innings. Sale has had a stellar May, only allowing one run in 18 innings pitched with a 0.83 WHIP and 28 strikeouts. This hot streak has lowered his season ERA to 2.54, which begs the question. Is vintage Chris Sale back? It's hard not to think so, with three straight games of nine or more strikeouts while allowing only one total run. His next start on Monday will be a challenge against a San Diego Padres club that ranks fifth in the league in batting this season.
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale produced his first double-digit strikeout effort of the season in Wednesday's 5-0 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox, throwing six scoreless innings on six hits and one walk en route to his fifth win of the year. Staked to an early four-run lead, Sale cruised through his former club with relative ease on Wednesday. After giving up five runs to the last-place Miami Marlins back on April 19, the 35-year-old seven-time All-Star has gone 4-0 with a pristine 1.50 ERA and 32:3 K:BB over his past four starts (23 innings) for the Braves. Up next, Sale sets up for a manageable home start against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. Over their last 12 outings, the Cubs are scoring just 2.8 runs per game.
Batting Order
1 | Ronald Acuña Jr. |
2 | Ozzie Albies |
3 | Marcell Ozuna |
4 | Matt Olson |
5 | Travis d'Arnaud |
6 | Adam Duvall |
7 | Michael Harris II |
8 | Orlando Arcia |
9 | Zack Short |
Chris Sale Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Ronald Acuña Jr. |
2 | Ozzie Albies |
3 | Marcell Ozuna |
4 | Matt Olson |
5 | Travis d'Arnaud |
6 | Adam Duvall |
7 | Michael Harris II |
8 | Orlando Arcia |
9 | Zack Short |
As with the last several seasons for Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale, 2023 was marred by injury. The lanky lefty missed more than two months with a shoulder issue, however, when he did pitch he showed he could still be very effective. His final line was 6-5 with a 4.30 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 22.6% K-BB%, and 125 K in 102 2/3 IP. The 7x All-Star still had an elite-level K% at 29.4% and the FIP of 3.80 (3.72 xFIP) suggested he pitched better than the 4.30 ERA implied. The former first-round pick also had a good SwStr% of 13.2% and 36.6% O-Swing%. For managers interested in Sale, the good news is that he went into the offseason healthy. He'll be pitching for a team that led the entire league last season in runs scored per game and will be expected to be near the top again in 2024. It seems projections are forecasting him to miss some time at some point, with ATC projecting 23 starts and 122 IP, going 8-6 with a 3.84 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 21.6% K-BB%, and 143 K. With those numbers, RotoBaller ranks the southpaw at 185, which means he's not expected to return value on his NFBC ADP of 172.