The Braves got a dominate start from staff ace and reigning Cy Young winner Chris Sale and the offense chipped in late with a 3-run 8th inning rally to send the Mariners to their 13th loss in 18 games.
The Mariners have one of the most powerful lineups in baseball, boasting 170 homers from the top 5 hitters in their order, and Chris Sale decided he didn’t much care tonight, dominating them all evening.
After a scoreless first inning with two strikeouts for Sale, it looked like the Braves were going to put up a crooked number immediately, loading the bases with no one out after a double, walk and single to start the bottom of the first. Drake Baldwin stuck out but newcomer Ha-Seong Kim lifted a 350 ft fly ball to center for a sacrifice fly to get one run on the board, though the threat en