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Braves left-hander Chris Sale fans 9 in 6 innings and earns 11th win in 3-1 victory over Giants

ATLANTA (AP) Chris Sale allowed only three hits in six innings to earn his 11th win, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.

Sale (11-3) tied Kansas City’s Seth Lugo for the most wins in the majors, confirming his return to his early career form of winning 11 or more games in seven consecutive seasons with the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox.

“Is that more wins than I've gotten in the last five years combined?” Sale asked with a smile.

It is Sale’s most wins since finishing 12-4 in 2018 with Boston. The left-hander recorded nine strikeouts while allowing one run and positioned himself for All-Star consideration.

“We'll cross that bridge if it gets here,” Sale said when asked about the possibility of being named the NL starting pitcher. “... I would appreciate it but again we've got games to play. I don't want to be distracted.”

The Giants were held to four hits by Sale and three relievers.

Austin Riley hit a two-run double in the fifth.

Sale needed only six pitches to retire the Giants in order in the first, setting the stage for his strong start. The left-hander struck out the side in the third. Sale added two more strikeouts to open the fifth before Curt Casali lined a single to center field for San Francisco's first hit.

The Braves took a 1-0 lead on three consecutive hits, including Adam Duvall's run-scoring double off Jordan Hicks (4-5) to open the second. Duvall had three hits.

Hicks allowed three runs in five innings.

“It's not like he pitched poorly,” said Giants manager Bob Melvin of Hicks. “It came down to not solving Sale and then three pretty good relievers after that.”

Riley's two-run double off the right-field wall in the fifth stretched the lead to 3-0.

Home plate umpire Ryan Additon called Riley safe on his slide at the plate as he tried to score from second on Travis d'Arnaud's single to right field. The Giants challenged the call, and the replay showed Casali tagged Riley after catching the throw from right fielder Austin Slater.

Matt Chapman’s double drove in Jorge Soler in the sixth for the Giants’ only run.

Chapman reached on an infield single with one out in the ninth before Raisel Iglesias finished off his 21st save in 23 chances.

Giants left fielder Luis Matos made a diving catch of Riley's sinking liner to end the third.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Giants: Melvin says there is “a chance” LHP Kyle Harrison (right ankle sprain) could come off the injured list to start Saturday at Cleveland.

Braves: SS Orlando Arcia missed his second straight game after having an abscessed tooth removed. Manager Brian Snitker said Arcia had an infection and was being given protein drinks “just to get something in him.” ... OF Ramón Laureano (lower back soreness) says he is feeling better but Snitker said “it's not better enough to play. ... He can't run. Can't swing yet.” ... OF Michael Harris II (strained left hamstring) ran for the first time since landing on the injured list on June 16. ... Snitker managed to laugh after he was hit below his belt by a line-drive foul ball hit by Ozzie Albies in the fifth.

UP NEXT

Giants RHP Logan Webb (6-6, 3.12 ERA) will try to extend his record of strong pitching at Truist Park when he faces Braves RHP Charlie Morton (5-4, 3.89) in Thursday night's final game of the series. Webb is 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA in four career starts in Atlanta.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Giants SF42-45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	1
Braves ATL47-37	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	X	3	10	0

Truist ParkAtlanta, GA

W: C. Sale (11-3)L: J. Hicks (4-5)S: R. Iglesias (21)

SFGiants

ATLBraves

.C. SaleChris Sale
P
6.0 IP, ER, 2 BB, 9 SO, 103 P
.R. IglesiasRaisel Iglesias
P
1.0 IP, SO, 16 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Soler DH	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	.230	.308	.407	.716	2.0
A. Slater RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.336	.247	.584	0.0
b- M. Conforto PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.295	.429	.724	0.0
H. Ramos CF	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.294	.371	.515	.887	0.5
M. Chapman 3B	3	0	2	1	1	1	1	.242	.323	.413	.736	4.5
L. Matos LF-RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.238	.260	.369	.629	-0.5
D. Villar 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.294	.278	.588	.866	-0.5
B. Wisely 2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.295	.322	.446	.768	-0.5
N. Ahmed SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.238	.282	.308	.590	-1.0
C. Casali C	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.239	.327	.283	.610	0.0
T. Fitzgerald 2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.278	.333	.403	.736	-0.5
a- L. Wade PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.456	.434	.890	0.0

HITTERS	AB
J. Soler DH	4
A. Slater RF	3
b- M. Conforto PH-LF	1
H. Ramos CF	3
M. Chapman 3B	3
L. Matos LF-RF	4
D. Villar 1B	3
B. Wisely 2B	1
N. Ahmed SS	3
C. Casali C	3
T. Fitzgerald 2B	2
a- L. Wade PH-1B	1

a-flied out for Fitzgerald in the 8th
b-grounded out for Slater in the 8th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Kelenic CF	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.273	.317	.450	.767	-1.5
O. Albies 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.254	.310	.394	.705	0.5
M. Ozuna DH	3	1	1	0	1	2	1	.297	.380	.558	.938	2.0
M. Olson 1B	4	1	1	0	0	3	2	.240	.318	.422	.740	0.5
A. Riley 3B	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.254	.326	.434	.759	6.0
T. d'Arnaud C	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	.240	.301	.443	.744	1.0
A. Duvall RF	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	.184	.258	.311	.569	5.0
F. Wall LF	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	.231	.310	.231	.541	2.0
Z. Short SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	.131	.293	.164	.457	0.0

HITTERS	AB
J. Kelenic CF	4
O. Albies 2B	4
M. Ozuna DH	3
M. Olson 1B	4
A. Riley 3B	4
T. d'Arnaud C	4
A. Duvall RF	4
F. Wall LF	3
Z. Short SS	3

2B - J. Soler (18), M. Chapman (22)
RBI - M. Chapman (40)
2-Out RBI - M. Chapman
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - L. Matos, N. Ahmed

2B - A. Riley (15), A. Duvall (7)
RBI - A. Riley 2 (34), A. Duvall (21)
2-Out RBI - A. Riley 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Kelenic 2 (2), Z. Short

SB - F. Wall (3)
CS - F. Wall (2)

Outfield Assist - A. Slater
E - L. Jackson

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Hicks (L, 4-5)	5.0	8	3	3	2	6	3.47	1.32	0.0
L. Jackson	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	6.00	1.63	2.5
S. Hjelle	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	3.38	1.01	7.0

PITCHERS	IP
J. Hicks (L, 4-5)	5.0
L. Jackson	1.0
S. Hjelle	2.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Sale (W, 11-3)	6.0	3	1	1	2	9	2.71	0.91	26.5
A. Minter (H, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	2.82	0.94	3.5
J. Jimenez (H, 17)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	2.45	0.97	3.5
R. Iglesias (S, 21)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	2.27	0.88	9.5

PITCHERS	IP
C. Sale (W, 11-3)	6.0
A. Minter (H, 8)	1.0
J. Jimenez (H, 17)	1.0
R. Iglesias (S, 21)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Hicks 89-59, L. Jackson 17-10, S. Hjelle 27-20
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Hicks 5-4, L. Jackson 3-0, S. Hjelle 0-2
Batters Faced - J. Hicks 24, L. Jackson 4, S. Hjelle 7

Pitches-Strikes - C. Sale 103-69, A. Minter 10-7, J. Jimenez 10-8, R. Iglesias 16-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Sale 5-4, A. Minter 1-1, J. Jimenez 1-1, R. Iglesias 2-1
Batters Faced - C. Sale 23, A. Minter 3, J. Jimenez 3, R. Iglesias 4

.C. SaleChris Sale
P
6.0 IP, ER, 2 BB, 9 SO, 103 P
.R. IglesiasRaisel Iglesias
P
1.0 IP, SO, 16 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Giants SF42-45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	1
Braves ATL47-37	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	X	3	10	0

Truist ParkAtlanta, GA

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Soler DH	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	.230	.308	.407	.716	2.0
A. Slater RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.336	.247	.584	0.0
b- M. Conforto PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.295	.429	.724	0.0
H. Ramos CF	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.294	.371	.515	.887	0.5
M. Chapman 3B	3	0	2	1	1	1	1	.242	.323	.413	.736	4.5
L. Matos LF-RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.238	.260	.369	.629	-0.5
D. Villar 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.294	.278	.588	.866	-0.5
B. Wisely 2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.295	.322	.446	.768	-0.5
N. Ahmed SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.238	.282	.308	.590	-1.0
C. Casali C	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.239	.327	.283	.610	0.0
T. Fitzgerald 2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.278	.333	.403	.736	-0.5
a- L. Wade PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322	.456	.434	.890	0.0
Total	31	1	4	1	2	12	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Soler DH	4
A. Slater RF	3
b- M. Conforto PH-LF	1
H. Ramos CF	3
M. Chapman 3B	3
L. Matos LF-RF	4
D. Villar 1B	3
B. Wisely 2B	1
N. Ahmed SS	3
C. Casali C	3
T. Fitzgerald 2B	2
a- L. Wade PH-1B	1
Total	31

a-flied out for Fitzgerald in the 8th
b-grounded out for Slater in the 8th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Kelenic CF	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.273	.317	.450	.767	-1.5
O. Albies 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.254	.310	.394	.705	0.5
M. Ozuna DH	3	1	1	0	1	2	1	.297	.380	.558	.938	2.0
M. Olson 1B	4	1	1	0	0	3	2	.240	.318	.422	.740	0.5
A. Riley 3B	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.254	.326	.434	.759	6.0
T. d'Arnaud C	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	.240	.301	.443	.744	1.0
A. Duvall RF	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	.184	.258	.311	.569	5.0
F. Wall LF	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	.231	.310	.231	.541	2.0
Z. Short SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	.131	.293	.164	.457	0.0
Total	33	3	10	3	2	11	15	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Kelenic CF	4
O. Albies 2B	4
M. Ozuna DH	3
M. Olson 1B	4
A. Riley 3B	4
T. d'Arnaud C	4
A. Duvall RF	4
F. Wall LF	3
Z. Short SS	3
Total	33

2B - J. Soler (18), M. Chapman (22)
RBI - M. Chapman (40)
2-Out RBI - M. Chapman
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - L. Matos, N. Ahmed

2B - A. Riley (15), A. Duvall (7)
RBI - A. Riley 2 (34), A. Duvall (21)
2-Out RBI - A. Riley 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Kelenic 2 (2), Z. Short

SB - F. Wall (3)
CS - F. Wall (2)

Outfield Assist - A. Slater
E - L. Jackson

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Hicks (L, 4-5)	5.0	8	3	3	2	6	3.47	1.32	0.0
L. Jackson	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	6.00	1.63	2.5
S. Hjelle	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	3.38	1.01	7.0
Total	8.0	10	3	3	2	11	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Hicks (L, 4-5)	5.0
L. Jackson	1.0
S. Hjelle	2.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Sale (W, 11-3)	6.0	3	1	1	2	9	2.71	0.91	26.5
A. Minter (H, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	2.82	0.94	3.5
J. Jimenez (H, 17)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	2.45	0.97	3.5
R. Iglesias (S, 21)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	2.27	0.88	9.5
Total	9.0	4	1	1	2	12	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
C. Sale (W, 11-3)	6.0
A. Minter (H, 8)	1.0
J. Jimenez (H, 17)	1.0
R. Iglesias (S, 21)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Hicks 89-59, L. Jackson 17-10, S. Hjelle 27-20
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Hicks 5-4, L. Jackson 3-0, S. Hjelle 0-2
Batters Faced - J. Hicks 24, L. Jackson 4, S. Hjelle 7

Pitches-Strikes - C. Sale 103-69, A. Minter 10-7, J. Jimenez 10-8, R. Iglesias 16-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Sale 5-4, A. Minter 1-1, J. Jimenez 1-1, R. Iglesias 2-1
Batters Faced - C. Sale 23, A. Minter 3, J. Jimenez 3, R. Iglesias 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Duvall doubled to deep left, Riley scored, d'Arnaud to third 0 1
5TH INNING
Riley doubled to deep right, Olson and Ozuna scored 0 3
6TH INNING
Chapman doubled to left, Soler scored 1 3

2ND INNING
	Duvall doubled to deep left, Riley scored, d'Arnaud to third	0	1

5TH INNING
	Riley doubled to deep right, Olson and Ozuna scored	0	3

6TH INNING
	Chapman doubled to left, Soler scored	1	3

1ST INNING
Giants
C. Sale Pitching:
J. Soler: Soler flied out to deep right
A. Slater: Strike looking, Slater grounded out to shortstop
H. Ramos: Strike looking, Ball, Ramos flied out to deep center
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Braves
J. Hicks Pitching:
J. Kelenic: Kelenic grounded out to first
O. Albies: Ball, Foul, Albies singled to shallow right
M. Ozuna: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ozuna struck out looking
M. Olson: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Olson struck out swinging
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Giants
C. Sale Pitching:
M. Chapman: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Chapman walked
L. Matos: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Matos struck out swinging
D. Villar: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Villar grounded out to third, Chapman to second
N. Ahmed: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Ahmed struck out swinging
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Braves
J. Hicks Pitching:
A. Riley: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Riley singled to right
T. d'Arnaud: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, d'Arnaud singled to center, Riley to second
A. Duvall: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Duvall doubled to deep left, Riley scored, d'Arnaud to third
F. Wall: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Wall grounded out to second
Z. Short: Short grounded out to shortstop
J. Kelenic: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Kelenic struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Giants
C. Sale Pitching:
C. Casali: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Casali struck out looking
T. Fitzgerald: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Fitzgerald struck out swinging
J. Soler: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Soler struck out looking
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Braves
J. Hicks Pitching:
O. Albies: Ball, Albies flied out to deep center
M. Ozuna: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ozuna walked
M. Olson: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Olson struck out swinging
A. Riley: Ball, Foul, Riley lined out to left
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Giants
C. Sale Pitching:
A. Slater: Strike looking, Slater grounded out to shortstop
H. Ramos: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ramos walked
M. Chapman: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Chapman struck out swinging
L. Matos: Ball, Matos flied out to deep center
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Braves
J. Hicks Pitching:
T. d'Arnaud: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, d'Arnaud struck out swinging
A. Duvall: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Duvall grounded out to pitcher
F. Wall: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Wall walked
Z. Short: Pickoff attempt, Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Ball, Wall stole second, Short lined out to right
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Giants
C. Sale Pitching:
D. Villar: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Villar struck out swinging
N. Ahmed: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ahmed struck out swinging
C. Casali: Strike looking, Ball, Casali singled to center
T. Fitzgerald: Fitzgerald flied out to deep right
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Braves
J. Hicks Pitching:
J. Kelenic: Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Kelenic struck out swinging
O. Albies: Foul, Albies flied out to center
M. Ozuna: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ozuna singled to right
M. Olson: Strike looking, Olson singled to deep center, Ozuna to second
A. Riley: Riley doubled to deep right, Olson and Ozuna scored
T. d'Arnaud: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, d'Arnaud singled to right, Riley out at home
End of the 5th (2 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Giants
C. Sale Pitching:
J. Soler: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Soler doubled to right
A. Slater: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Slater grounded out to pitcher, Soler to third
H. Ramos: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Ramos struck out looking
M. Chapman: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Chapman doubled to left, Soler scored
L. Matos: Ball, Chapman to third on wild pitch, Foul, Foul, Ball, Matos grounded out to third
Middle of the 6th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
Braves
Luke Jackson relieved Jordan Hicks
A. Duvall: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Duvall reached on an infield single to shortstop
F. Wall: Foul, Ball, Wall reached on fielder's choice to pitcher, Duvall to third on Jackson throwing error
Z. Short: Ball, Wall caught stealing second, catcher to second, Foul, Ball, Short reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Duvall out at home
J. Kelenic: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Kelenic struck out swinging
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Giants
A.J. Minter relieved Chris Sale
D. Villar: Ball, Ball, Villar grounded out to pitcher
N. Ahmed: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ahmed flied out to left
C. Casali: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Casali struck out looking
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Braves
Sean Hjelle relieved Luke Jackson
O. Albies: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Albies struck out swinging
M. Ozuna: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ozuna struck out swinging
M. Olson: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Olson struck out swinging
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Giants
Joe Jimenez relieved A.J. Minter
LaMonte Wade hit for Tyler Fitzgerald
L. Wade: Strike looking, Foul, Wade flied out to right
J. Soler: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Soler struck out swinging
Michael Conforto hit for Austin Slater
M. Conforto: Strike looking, Conforto grounded out to first
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Braves
Michael Conforto in left field
Luis Matos in right field
Brett Wisely at second base
LaMonte Wade at first base
A. Riley: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Riley flied out to deep center
T. d'Arnaud: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, d'Arnaud struck out looking
A. Duvall: Foul, Duvall singled to right
F. Wall: Foul, Wall flied out to left
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Giants
Raisel Iglesias relieved Joe Jimenez
H. Ramos: Ramos grounded out to pitcher
M. Chapman: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Chapman reached on an infield single to shortstop
L. Matos: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Matos flied out to right
B. Wisely: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Wisely struck out swinging
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)