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Chris Sale's next start pushed back after Braves roster move Atlanta Braves left-handed pitcher Chris Sale will be getting more time off this week.

6 HOURS AGO • THEBIGLEAD.COM

MLB Pitcher Drop Tracker: Braves ace Chris Sale dethrones Jacob Misiorowski as Week 8's new No. 1 Atlanta Braves veteran Chris Sale took command of our leaderboard after delivering a masterclass performance in Week 8.

1 DAY AGO • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Suffers tough-luck loss Sale (12-8) took the loss against the Diamondbacks on Friday, allowing one run on five hits and no walks with nine strikeouts over six innings.

Impact Sale allowed a run in the first inning, but that was all Arizona needed, as Atlanta's potent offense was shut out Friday. The veteran ace has now logged five straight quality starts since the All-Star break, tallying 43 strikeouts over 31 innings during that stretch. He owns a 2.16 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 160:28 K:BB across 129 frames this season and lines up for a road matchup with the Twins next week.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Braves take on the Diamondbacks in first of 3-game series

The Atlanta Braves host the Arizona Diamondbacks to start a three-game series

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

MLB's worst teams in 2026 are still pretty bad, but at least they are reasonably bad

The full-blown tank is no longer trending in Major League Baseball

AUGUST 10 • Associated Press

"What a petty clown" - Fans erupt over $38M Braves star's bizarre dugout ejection before the Yankees game Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale's heated weekend with the umpires took another bizarre turn during their 2-1 win against the New York Yankees.

AUGUST 10 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Braves pitcher Chris Sale ejected before start of game with Yankees Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale was ejected before the start of Sunday's contest against the New York Yankees even though he was not pitch...

AUGUST 9 • UPI.COM

Deadspin | Braves LHP Chris Sale ejected before first pitch Deadspin | Braves LHP Chris Sale ejected before first pitch

AUGUST 9 • DEADSPIN.COM

A day after disputed balk call, Sale gets ejected before finale vs. Yankees NEW YORK – Braves left-hander Chris Sale was ejected by third-base umpire Dan Merzel before Sunday’s game against the Yankees. No reason was...

AUGUST 9 • MLB.COM

Braves ace Chris Sale ejected by umpire Dan Merzel before start of game against Yankees

Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale was ejected by Dan Merzel before a pitch was thrown in Sunday’s game against the New York Yankees, a day after being called for a balk that scored a r...

AUGUST 9 • Associated Press

"Chris Sale losing it is nothing new" - Fans pile on $38M Braves star for disputing balk call in Yankees game The New York Yankees registered a second consecutive win against the Atlanta Braves after a 5-4 victory in the second game of the series on Saturday.

AUGUST 9 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Deadspin | Gerrit Cole outduels Chris Sale as Yankees edge Braves again Deadspin | Gerrit Cole outduels Chris Sale as Yankees edge Braves again

AUGUST 8 • DEADSPIN.COM

Takes loss despite quality start Sale (12-7) took the loss Saturday, giving up three runs on five hits and two walks over six innings as Atlanta fell 5-4 to the Yankees. He struck out eight.

Impact The veteran southpaw dialed up his fourth straight quality start and 14th of the season on 103 pitches (64 strikes), but Sale left the game with his team down 3-2 and Atlanta never found an equalizer. Sale hasn't allowed more than three runs in an outing since April 6, and since the beginning of June he's produced a 2.41 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 71:11 K:BB through 56 innings over his last 10 starts. He'll look to keep rolling in his next trip to the mound, which lines up to come at home next weekend against the Diamondbacks.

AUGUST 8 • ROTOWIRE

Cole outduels Sale in matchup of Cy Young winners as Yankees beat Braves 5-4

Gerrit Cole pitched seven strong innings and outdueled Chris Sale in a matchup of Cy Young Award winners as the New York Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 Saturday

AUGUST 8 • Associated Press

Weiss tossed after Sale gets called for run-scoring balk NEW YORK – Braves manager Walt Weiss was ejected from Saturday afternoon’s game against the Yankees in the fifth inning by home plate umpire...

AUGUST 8 • MLB.COM

Braves manager Walt Weiss says plate umpire Dan Merzel made a terrible balk call on Chris Sale

.Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss said plate umpire Dan Merzel made a “terrible call” when he charged Chris Sale with a balk for not declaring he was going to pitch out of the win...

AUGUST 8 • Associated Press

New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves meet in game 2 of series

The New York Yankees face the Atlanta Braves, leading the series 1-0

AUGUST 8 • Associated Press

With Mahle's Braves debut set, Sale gets extra rest before next start ATLANTA -- Tyler Mahle will make his Braves debut during Friday night’s series opener at Yankee Stadium, allowing Atlanta to continue its pl...

AUGUST 6 • MLB.COM

Blue Jays' Dylan Cease, Braves' Chris Sale award wins create brutal what-if moment for White Sox fans Dylan Cease still has six years and two months (give or take) left on his contract, but nobody can deny that it's been money well spent by t...

AUGUST 6 • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

After coming up empty at the trade deadline, the Braves get sterling starts from Elder, Holmes

The Atlanta Braves faced plenty of criticism after they failed to pick up a top-line starting pitcher at the trade deadline

AUGUST 6 • Associated Press

Atlanta Braves News: MLB Trade Deadline, Sean Murphy, Chris Sale, More Disappointing Day for Braves.

AUGUST 4 • BATTERYPOWER.COM

2026 MLB Trade Deadline Winners and Losers: Which Teams Fared The Best?

Here are the winners and losers of the 2026 MLB trade deadline. How did the Dodgers, Red Sox and Yankees fare?

AUGUST 4 • FOX SPORTS

2026 MLB Trade Deadline Winners and Losers: Which Teams Fared The Best?

2026 Cy Young Odds: Skenes Craters While 'The Miz' Rises

The NL Cy Young race looks totally different than it did earlier this summer. See the latest odds.

AUGUST 3 • FOX SPORTS

2026 Cy Young Odds: Skenes Craters While 'The Miz' Rises

Start pushed back Sale will make his next start during Atlanta's series against the Yankees next weekend, Chad Bishop of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Impact Sale was on track to toe the rubber in Tuesday's series opener against Miami, but he will now be pushed back a few days. The southpaw has posted a 1.23 ERA and 0.59 WHIP with 31 strikeouts over 22 innings in his last four outings, and he'll have added rest ahead of his matchup with the Yankees in the Bronx.

AUGUST 2 • ROTOWIRE

Yastrzemski and Olson hit home runs as Braves top slumping Nationals 4-2 to complete 4-game sweep

Mike Yastrzemski homered and drove in two runs and the Atlanta Braves beat the slumping Washington Nationals 4-2 to complete a rare four-game sweep

AUGUST 2 • Associated Press

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Braves take on the Diamondbacks in first of 3-game series

MLB's worst teams in 2026 are still pretty bad, but at least they are reasonably bad

Braves ace Chris Sale ejected by umpire Dan Merzel before start of game against Yankees

Cole outduels Sale in matchup of Cy Young winners as Yankees beat Braves 5-4

Braves manager Walt Weiss says plate umpire Dan Merzel made a terrible balk call on Chris Sale

New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves meet in game 2 of series

After coming up empty at the trade deadline, the Braves get sterling starts from Elder, Holmes

2026 MLB Trade Deadline Winners and Losers: Which Teams Fared The Best?

2026 Cy Young Odds: Skenes Craters While 'The Miz' Rises

Yastrzemski and Olson hit home runs as Braves top slumping Nationals 4-2 to complete 4-game sweep