US EditionChris Sale Notches 150th Win as Braves Take Rubber Match From Phillies
Aaron Nola allowed a three-run homer in the first inning, and the Phillies managed only two hits in their sixth straight series loss.
- On Sunday, Chris Sale pitched six scoreless innings to earn his 150th career victory as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 at Truist Park in the series finale.
- Philadelphia right-hander Aaron Nola allowed six runs on seven hits, including Matt Olson's first-inning three-run homer that put the Phillies in an immediate deficit.
- Left-Handed pitchers have become the Phillies' kryptonite this season; the team fell to 0-10 against non-opener lefty starters while batting just.150 in those matchups.
- Philadelphia's loss dropped the club to 9-19, their worst 28-game start since 2002, leaving them 10.5 games behind the Atlanta Braves in the National League East.
- LHP Jesus Lozardo will face Giants RHP Tyler Mahle on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series in Philadelphia as the Phillies attempt to rebound.
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Phillies manage only two hits against the Braves and drop their sixth straight series
Atlanta's Chris Sale made sure the Phillies continued their massive struggles against left-handed starters. The Braves got to Aaron Nola early and it was 6-0 by the second inning.
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Chris Sale works 6 shutout innings for 150th career win as Braves beat Phillies 6-2
Chris Sale shut down the Phillies for the second time in nine days and won his 150th career game as the Atlanta Braves built an early lead and beat Philadelphia 6-2.
Phillies' historically bad habits resurface in ugly loss to Braves
ATLANTA — Rob Thomson said after Saturday night’s extra-inning win, which snapped the Phillies’ 10-game losing streak, that the club needed to “stack well-played games.” For a moment, it felt like Zack Wheeler’s return might help them find some traction and take a series in Atlanta. But by the end of the first inning Sunday, that felt unlikely. The Phillies’ worst habits were back out in the open, especially when Matt Olson turned on Aaron Nola’…
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