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Sale said Wednesday that he is fully recovered from the back spasms that kept him off Atlanta's roster for the National League Wild Card Series, Lindsay Crosby of AthlonSports.com reports. Sale made his last appearance of the season Sept. 19 because of the injury, but he had progressed enough that he was scheduled to start Game 3 of the NLDS, had Atlanta advanced. The left-hander is expected to have a normal offseason. Sale was named the 2024 National League Cy Young Award winner Wednesday after posting a 2.38 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 225:39 K:BB over 177.2 innings for Atlanta in 2024.
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Sale was named the 2024 National League Cy Young Award winner Wednesday. Sale finished in the top three for Cy Young Award voting twice (2014, 2017) during his 13 seasons in the American League. Now, after posting a 2.38 ERA and 1.01 WHIP alongside a 225:39 K:BB over 177.2 innings, the 35-year-old southpaw has finally taken home the trophy in his first season since shifting to the National League. He received 26 out of a possible 30 first-place votes.
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Sale (back) threw a bullpen session Friday and would have been on the NLDS roster had Atlanta advanced, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports. Sale had to be scratched from the last game of the regular season and was left off the wild-card series roster because of back spasms. However, it would appear the injury isn't major, and the left-hander should have a normal offseason. Sale is the National League Cy Young favorite after going 18-3 with a 2.38 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 225:39 K:BB over 177.2 innings.
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Sale (back) is not on Atlanta's roster for its National League Wild Card Series against the Padres. Sale is dealing with back spasms, an injury which he's dealt with off and on for a while and which flared up Sunday. It's possible he will be an option to join Atlanta's rotation during the NLDS, should it advance, but that's up in the air for now. Bryce Elder and AJ Smith-Shawver have made the wild-card roster and one of them is expected to start Game 1 in San Diego.
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Manager Brian Snitker doesn't believe Sale (back) will be available to pitch during the team's upcoming wild-card series against the Padres, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports. Sale was scratched from the second game of Monday's doubleheader against the Mets due to back spasms, and the issue could force the southpaw to miss the entire first round of the postseason. Snitker notes that Sale hasn't officially been ruled out just yet, but this isn't promising news for Atlanta, which may be forced to rely more upon Max Fried, Reynaldo Lopez and Charlie Morton.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
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| 2024 | ATL | 29 | 29 | 177.7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 225 | 39 | 141 | 2.38 | 1.01 |
| 2023 | BOS | 20 | 20 | 102.7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 125 | 29 | 87 | 4.29 | 1.12 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 9/19 | @  |
1 | - | - | 5.0 | 5 | 1.67 | 2 | 6 | 1.40 |
| 9/14 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 1.42 | 2 | 6 | 1.17 |
| 9/08 | vs  |
- | - | - | 6.0 | 2 | 1.41 | 1 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 9/03 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 7.0 | 6 | 1.73 | 0 | 9 | 0.86 |
| 8/28 | @  |
1 | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 2.37 | 1 | 6 | 1.17 |
| 8/23 | vs  |
- | - | - | 7.0 | 9 | 2.77 | 1 | 4 | 1.43 |
| 8/17 | @  |
1 | - | - | 6.0 | 6 | 3.00 | 2 | 10 | 1.33 |
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