Sale Shuts Down Rockies, Braves Cruise

0:00It's May 3rd. You're listening to MLB News today, AI-powered baseball coverage. I'm Corey with the story. Chris Sale straight owned the Rockies at Cours Field, tossing seven strong innings in the Braves 9-1 blowout win. He gave up just one run on three hits in three walks, while fanning 11, including seven of the last nine guys he faced. This marks his first career victory in Colorado, where that hitter-friendly park usually spells trouble. Sale's been on fire lately, going 4-0 in his last four starts over 26 innings, allowing only three runs total. His pitch counts state efficient too, right around 100 each time. The lone Rockies run came on a single and double in the third, but he slammed the door after that, even escaping a base's loaded jam in the fifth. Braves' bats woke up early with Drake Baldwin nearly hitting for the cycle, driving in four runs on a homer, single, double, and walk. Austin Riley crushed a 438-foot two-run bomb in the fifth, and Matt Olsen added a 414-foot

1:03solo shot in the ninth for a good measure. Now Sale sitting at six in one with a 2.14 ERA through seven starts, pitching at least six innings in six of them. He entered Saturday with solid numbers against Colorado, but no wins there before this gym. This was his 400th career game, and 319th start, fresh off his 150th victory. Sale's early season surge has him leading Braves starters in wins by May's door, echoing Tom Glavine's hot start back in 2000. The ace is locked in, keeping Atlanta rolling strong.