Braves’ Chris Sale turns into quickest to 2,500 strikeouts

Chris Sale made baseball historical past on Thursday together with his final pitch of the evening.

The Atlanta Braves ace fanned the Philadelphia Phillies’ Edmundo Sosa to finish the sixth inning, the two,five hundredth strikeout of Sale’s profession.

The left-hander turned the quickest in baseball historical past to succeed in the two,500-Ok milestone, getting there in 2,026 innings. The document beforehand was held by Randy Johnson, when he fanned his 2,five hundredth batter after 2,107 2/3 innings in 1999.

“I appreciate it for what it is, but I try not to get too caught up in stuff like that right now,” Sale stated after the Braves closed out a 9-3 win to realize a cut up of a day-night doubleheader in Philadelphia. “I know what our job is here. And no matter whether you have a good one or a bad one, the next one is the most important one.”

Atlanta supervisor Brian Snitker stated of Sale, “He’s kind of doing Hall of Fame stuff. That guy is probably as big a baseball fan as anybody, just the history of the game and the competition. He’s a ballplayer, and it’s really cool to watch.”

After permitting two hits and three walks whereas placing out eight Phillies, Sale is 3-3 with a 3.06 ERA via 12 begins this yr.

While his numbers are first rate, they’re far off the manufacturing he managed final yr en path to successful the National League Cy Young Award. Sale gained the pitching Triple Crown by main the league in wins (18), ERA (2.38) and strikeouts (225). He took simply three losses and in addition topped the majors in fewest homers allowed per 9 innings (0.5) and most strikeouts per 9 innings (11.4).

Sale, 36, is an eight-time All-Star who helped the Boston Red Sox win the 2018 World Series. He has pitched for the Chicago White Sox (2010-16), Boston (2017-19, 2021-23) and Atlanta (2024-25).

He owns a profession 141-86 document with a 3.04 ERA in 384 profession video games, 304 begins.

–Field Level Media