| IP | ERA | W-L | K/BB | K/9 | WHIP | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72.2 | 2.23 | 8-4 | 86/19 | 10.7 | 1.03 | 18.46 |
| Compared to same point last season | ||||||
| 80.2 | 2.79 | 4-4 | 107/25 | 11.9 | 1.21 | |
Chris Sale Looks to Bounce Back in Favorable Road Matchup Against Chicago
Chris Sale has hit a slight bump recently, registering a 5.19 ERA and an elevated 2.31 WHIP over his last 5.2 innings, but he remains the unquestioned staff anchor for the Braves. With Atlanta comfortably leading the NL East with an impressive 45-21 record, Sale's role in the rotation is completely secure as he leads a healthy pitching staff into the summer.
The recent spike in hits is a minor blip compared to his overall body of work, which includes a dominant 2.24 ERA across 12 starts this season. Our models project him to maintain his elite performance over the rest of the year, tracking toward a 3.11 ERA, a 1.09 WHIP, and 195 strikeouts, proving his early-season dominance is highly sustainable.
This week, Sale is scheduled for a single road start on June 10 against the White Sox. He matches up against Erick Fedde, who has struggled to a 4.94 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP, making this a highly favorable matchup for our projected 1.92 ERA and nearly eight strikeouts. Start him with complete confidence.
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| DATE | OPP | INN | PC | K | WLK | ER | DEC | ERA | WHIP | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/04 | TOR | 5.2 | 108 | 6 | 2 | 3 | LOSS | 2.23 | 1.03 | 3 | |
| 05/28 | @BOS | 5.0 | 96 | 8 | 3 | 2 | WIN | 2.01 | 0.94 | 17 | |
| 05/20 | @MIA | 7.0 | 96 | 8 | 0 | 1 | WIN | 1.89 | 0.87 | 27 | |
| 05/14 | CHC | 6.0 | 100 | 8 | 2 | 0 | LOSS | 1.96 | 0.91 | 15 | |
| 05/08 | @LAD | 7.0 | 102 | 7 | 0 | 2 | LOSS | 2.20 | 0.88 | 15 | |
| 05/02 | @COL | 7.0 | 102 | 11 | 3 | 1 | WIN | 2.14 | 0.90 | 29 | |
| 04/26 | PHI | 6.0 | 100 | 9 | 2 | 0 | WIN | 2.31 | 0.91 | 28 | |
| 04/18 | @PHI | 7.0 | 101 | 7 | 1 | 1 | WIN | 2.79 | 1.00 | 25 | |
| 04/12 | CLE | 6.0 | 97 | 6 | 1 | 1 | WIN | 3.27 | 1.05 | 21 | |
| 04/06 | @LAA | 4.0 | 77 | 7 | 2 | 6 | LOSS | 3.94 | 0.88 | 1 | |
| 04/01 | ATH | 6.0 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 1 | WIN | 0.75 | 0.58 | 22 | |
| 03/27 | KC | 6.0 | 88 | 6 | 3 | 0 | WIN | 0.00 | 1.00 | 23 | |
| Totals: | 72.2 | 1146 | 86 | 19 | 18 | 223 | |||||
| YEAR | TM | APP | INN | PC | K | WLK | SV | W-L | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | CHW | 21 | 21.0 | 392 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2-1 | 2.14 | 1.19 | 13.7 | 121 |
| 2011 | CHW | 58 | 61.2 | 1104 | 79 | 27 | 8 | 2-2 | 3.21 | 1.28 | 11.5 | 259 |
| 2012 | CHW | 30 | 189.2 | 3016 | 192 | 51 | 0 | 17-8 | 3.08 | 1.14 | 9.1 | 577 |
| 2013 | CHW | 30 | 212.0 | 3247 | 226 | 46 | 0 | 11-14 | 3.14 | 1.08 | 9.6 | 591 |
| 2014 | CHW | 24 | 159.0 | 2535 | 188 | 36 | 0 | 10-4 | 2.32 | 0.96 | 10.6 | 498 |
| 2015 | CHW | 31 | 206.1 | 3323 | 274 | 42 | 0 | 13-11 | 3.45 | 1.1 | 12 | 625 |
| 2016 | CHW | 32 | 226.2 | 3431 | 233 | 45 | 0 | 17-10 | 3.38 | 1.04 | 9.3 | 645 |
| 2017 | BOS | 32 | 212.0 | 3428 | 308 | 43 | 0 | 17-8 | 2.93 | 0.98 | 13.1 | 701 |
| 2018 | BOS | 27 | 158.0 | 2525 | 237 | 34 | 0 | 12-4 | 2.11 | 0.86 | 13.5 | 552 |
| 2019 | BOS | 25 | 145.0 | 2466 | 218 | 37 | 0 | 6-11 | 4.47 | 1.1 | 13.5 | 411 |
| 2021 | BOS | 10 | 45.0 | 749 | 56 | 15 | 0 | 4-2 | 4.2 | 1.33 | 11.2 | 104 |
| 2022 | BOS | 2 | 7.1 | 102 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 2.45 | 0.82 | 6.1 | 6 |
| 2023 | BOS | 20 | 102.2 | 1670 | 125 | 29 | 0 | 6-5 | 4.3 | 1.13 | 11 | 246 |
| 2024 | ATL | 29 | 177.2 | 2815 | 225 | 39 | 0 | 18-3 | 2.38 | 1.01 | 11.4 | 573 |
| 2025 | ATL | 21 | 123.1 | 2031 | 165 | 32 | 0 | 7-5 | 2.63 | 1.09 | 12 | 356 |
| 2026 | ATL | 12 | 72.2 | 1146 | 86 | 19 | 0 | 8-4 | 2.23 | 1.03 | 10.7 | 223 |
| ON PACE | 29 | 178 | 2812 | 211 | 46 | 0 | 19-9 | 2.23 | 1.03 | 10.7 | 546 | |
| 3-YEAR AVG | 23 | 133 | 2172 | 172 | 33 | 0 | 10-4 | 2.98 | 1.08 | 11.6 | 392 | |
| Career | 404 | 2103.2 | 33980 | 2649 | 506 | 0 | 0-0 | 3.09 | 1.06 | 11.3 | ||
| ERA | WHIP | QS | WINS | SO | K/BB | K/9 | IP | LOSSES | PC | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.916 | 0.99 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 12.2 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 99.6 | 16.2 |
| ERA | WHIP | QS | WINS | SO | K/BB | K/9 | IP | LOSSES | PC | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | NAN |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Drake Baldwin | 99% | 17% |
| Sean Murphy | 2% | 0% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Olson | 100% | 91% |
| Austin Riley | 92% | 70% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Ozzie Albies | 98% | 87% |
| Mauricio Dubon | 66% | 49% |
| Jorge Mateo | 15% | 8% |
| Ha-Seong Kim | 2% | 0% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Acuna Jr. | 100% | 89% |
| Michael Harris II | 98% | 65% |
| Dominic Smith | 10% | 7% |
| Mike Yastrzemski | 4% | 2% |
| Jurickson Profar | 3% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Sale | 100% | 66% |
| Spencer Strider | 97% | 58% |
| Bryce Elder | 96% | 57% |
| Grant Holmes | 45% | 34% |
| Spencer Schwellenbach | 34% | 2% |
| Martin Perez | 26% | 12% |
| Reynaldo Lopez | 10% | 6% |
| Hurston Waldrep | 8% | 1% |
| JR Ritchie | 4% | 1% |
| Cam Caminiti | 1% | 0% |
| AJ Smith-Shawver | 1% | 0% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Raisel Iglesias | 94% | 85% |
| Robert Suarez | 78% | 72% |
| Dylan Lee | 39% | 37% |
| Didier Fuentes | 9% | 9% |
| Tyler Kinley | 3% | 3% |
| Team | W-L | Win % | GB | RS | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45-21 | .682 | - | 344 | 228 | |
| 36-30 | .545 | 9 | 267 | 283 | |
| 34-33 | .507 | 11.5 | 356 | 351 | |
| 31-35 | .470 | 14 | 276 | 296 | |
| 29-36 | .446 | 15.5 | 265 | 270 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Baldwin | 48 | 188 | 39 | 57 | 13 | 38 | 1 | .303 | |
| Sandy León | 17 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | |
| Sean Murphy | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | |
| Austin Wynns | 17 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .070 | |
| Chadwick Tromp | 12 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Olson | 66 | 258 | 47 | 69 | 17 | 47 | 2 | .267 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozzie Albies | 66 | 251 | 41 | 69 | 10 | 36 | 1 | .275 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Riley | 66 | 240 | 31 | 50 | 8 | 34 | 4 | .208 | |
| Kyle Farmer | 10 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .286 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauricio Dubón | 62 | 227 | 28 | 59 | 6 | 36 | 1 | .260 | |
| Jorge Mateo | 40 | 85 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 7 | .294 | |
| Luke Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Ha-Seong Kim | 15 | 52 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .096 | |
| Jim Jarvis | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Harris II | 62 | 222 | 30 | 68 | 13 | 40 | 3 | .306 | |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. | 52 | 193 | 31 | 49 | 7 | 22 | 15 | .254 | |
| Mike Yastrzemski | 60 | 162 | 26 | 38 | 3 | 17 | 1 | .235 | |
| Eli White | 36 | 71 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 2 | .211 | |
| José Azocar | 9 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Smith | 53 | 139 | 24 | 42 | 6 | 28 | 0 | .302 |
| Player | GP | W | L | SV | IP | SO | ERA | WHIP | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Sale | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 72.2 | 86 | 2.23 | 1.03 | |
| Bryce Elder | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 84.2 | 71 | 2.66 | 1.05 | |
| Grant Holmes | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 63.0 | 57 | 3.86 | 1.32 | |
| Martín Pérez | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 56.2 | 47 | 3.02 | 1.06 | |
| Spencer Strider | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36.0 | 43 | 4.00 | 1.28 | |
| Reynaldo López | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 37.2 | 34 | 4.06 | 1.46 | |
| JR Ritchie | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25.2 | 21 | 4.56 | 1.44 | |
| Carlos Carrasco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 4 | 2.46 | 0.82 | |
| Rolddy Muñoz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 13.50 | 3.00 | |
| Victor Mederos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
| Player | GP | W | L | SV | IP | SO | ERA | WHIP | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raisel Iglesias | 20 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20.2 | 24 | 0.87 | 0.97 | |
| Robert Suarez | 28 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 28.2 | 25 | 0.63 | 0.84 | |
| Dylan Dodd | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.2 | 16 | 1.42 | 0.71 | |
| Didier Fuentes | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26.0 | 30 | 2.42 | 1.08 | |
| Aaron Bummer | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15.1 | 13 | 7.63 | 1.83 | |
| Tyler Kinley | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 28.1 | 31 | 3.18 | 1.20 | |
| Joel Payamps | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 | 9 | 8.22 | 1.70 | |
| Ian Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 27.00 | 4.00 | |
| Dylan Lee | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 38 | 1.17 | 0.62 | |
| Hunter Stratton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
| Anthony Molina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
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| DATE | OPP | SCORE | MATCHUP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06-09 | @CHW | 07:40 EDT | Grant Holmes Brandon Eisert |
| 06-10 | @CHW | 07:40 EDT | Chris Sale Erick Fedde |
| 06-11 | @CHW | 07:40 EDT | Martin Perez Anthony Kay |
| 06-12 | @NYM | 07:15 EDT | Spencer Strider Sean Manaea |
| 06-13 | @NYM | 04:10 EDT | Bryce Elder |
| 06-14 | @NYM | 01:40 EDT | Grant Holmes Freddy Peralta |
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| Matt McLain CIN 2B | +8.8 |
| Alex Lange KC RP | +8.7 |
| Dustin May STL SP | +8.3 |
| Brandon Marsh PHI LF | +8.0 |
| Troy Melton DET SP | +8.0 |
| Brandon Valenzuela TOR C | +7.7 |
| Stephen Kolek KC SP | +7.3 |
| J.T. Ginn ATH SP | +6.9 |
| Jung Hoo Lee SF RF | +6.4 |
| Braden Montgomery CHW RF | +6.1 |
| Jake Bauers MIL 1B | +5.9 |
| Trent Grisham NYY CF | +5.7 |
| Cade Cavalli WAS SP | -10.7 |
| Randy Vasquez SD SP | -8.6 |
| Jameson Taillon CHC SP | -8.2 |
| Aaron Nola PHI SP | -8.0 |
| Joey Cantillo CLE SP | -7.1 |
| Emmet Sheehan LAD SP | -6.4 |
| David Sandlin CHW SP | -5.5 |
| Shane Baz BAL SP | -5.4 |
| Sean Manaea NYM RP | -5.2 |
| Michael McGreevy STL SP | -4.5 |
| Jack Flaherty DET SP | -4.4 |
| Ryan O'Hearn PIT RF | -4.3 |
| Jorge Mateo ATL SS | -4.1 |
| Salvador Perez KC C | -3.9 |
| Connor Prielipp MIN SP | -3.5 |