Sep 1, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Colorado Rockies designated hitter Nolan Jones (22) hits an RBI single within the seventh inning towards the Baltimore Orioles at Coors Discipline. Obligatory Credit score: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports activities Atlanta sends Cy Younger Award hopeful Chris Sale to the mound on Tuesday to start a three-game dwelling sequence towards the Colorado Rockies, who will attempt to derail the Braves’ playoff hopes.
Atlanta (74-63) is seven video games behind the Philadelphia Phillies within the Nationwide League East after dropping three of 4 to the Phillies over the weekend. The Braves entered Monday main the New York Mets by one recreation for the ultimate NL wild-card spot.
Colorado (51-87) has the worst file within the Nationwide League. Colorado misplaced two of three in its weekend sequence towards the Baltimore Orioles. However the Rockies received a three-game sequence towards the Braves in early August.
Sale (15-3, 2.58 ERA) can be opposed by Kyle Freeland (4-6, 5.51) in a matchup of left-handed starters.
Sale beat the Minnesota Twins in his final begin Wednesday, permitting one run on six hits with one stroll and 6 strikeouts over six innings. He has received 5 straight selections and hasn’t allowed greater than three runs in a begin since June 1 towards the Oakland Athletics.
Sale continues to be in search of his first profession win towards Colorado. He has confronted them 3 times (one begin) and is 0-0 with a 1.74 ERA. He didn’t begin towards the Rockies when the group performed in Colorado final month.
Freeland beat the Miami Marlins in his final begin — his 2 hundredth profession look — on Wednesday when he pitched six innings and allowed two runs with 5 strikeouts, giving him 800 for his profession, fourth-best in franchise historical past. He’s 4-3 with a 3.76 ERA in 12 begins since getting back from the injured checklist with a left elbow pressure.
“Clearly I’ve had a considerably lengthy profession right here as a Rockie and beginning to hit some milestones, creeping up on a few of these leaderboards,” Freeland stated.
Freeland is 1-4 with a 6.34 ERA in 9 profession begins towards the Braves. He didn’t get a call in his final begin towards Atlanta on Aug. 11 when he was eliminated for a blister after permitting three runs in 3 2/3 innings.
Atlanta’s possibilities to catch the Phillies and win its seventh straight division title are rising longer after the disappointing weekend.
“Actually, I felt like we may have walked out of (Philadelphia) with three of 4,” Atlanta supervisor Brian Snitker stated. “We did not execute sufficient.”
The Braves blew a 4-0 lead on Thursday and misplaced 5-4. It was extra painful on Sunday when Atlanta misplaced 3-2 in 11 innings after going 0-for-10 with runners in scoring place and leaving the bases loaded with out scoring within the ninth.
“There is not any good solution to sugarcoat it proper now,” Atlanta first baseman Matt Olson stated. “It sucks dropping the sequence.”
The sequence will mark a homecoming for Colorado rookie infielder Aaron Schunk, who performed on the Lovett Faculty in metro Atlanta and starred for the College of Georgia. He was Colorado’s second-round decide in 2019 and was recalled to the majors on June 28. Schunk is hitting .175 and hit his first — and to this point solely — dwelling run in Freeland’s final begin.
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