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Chris Sale

Chris Sale

SP • Atlanta Braves Proj Rank 6 Actual 9 39 ADP • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
162.22.1614-9200/3111.10.9816.96
Compared to same point last season
123.12.637-5165/32121.09

Chris Sale | Fantasy Outlook

Chris Sale remains an elite ace as he prepares to host Cincinnati

Sale has been virtually unhittable down the stretch, compiling a 2.05 ERA and 0.77 WHIP with 24 strikeouts over 22.0 innings in his last three starts. The first-place Braves, currently riding a three-game win streak at 92-64, pushed his previous turn back purely for routine rest rather than any physical ailment. Serving as the staff anchor for an injury-depleted rotation, the veteran left-hander enters the final stretch fully refreshed.

His phenomenal campaign has easily surpassed our baseline season projection of a 3.11 ERA and 1.09 WHIP, as he sits with a 2.20 ERA and 190 punchouts across 155.6 innings. Sale's impeccable control and triple-digit heat demonstrate that this late-career resurgence is fully sustainable rather than a late-season fluke. He continues to provide elite ratio suppression alongside game-changing strikeout volume.

Sale takes the mound for a single outing on Wednesday at home against the Reds, opposing Andrew Abbott and his 4.77 ERA. Cincinnati's lineup faces an uphill climb against Sale's lethal slider, and our models project another dominant outing with roughly eight strikeouts over eight frames. Lock him into all active fantasy lineups with complete confidence. Start.

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Chris Sale Fantasy

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
09/23 CIN 5.2 97 10 0 1 N/A 2.16 0.98 18
09/11 PHI 7.0 94 6 2 3 N/A 2.18 0.99 18
09/04 @PHI 6.0 103 7 1 2 WIN 2.10 1.01 22
08/27 LAD 9.0 109 11 0 0 WIN 2.06 1.00 40
08/21 @MIL 6.0 94 6 0 2 LOSS 2.20 1.03 10
08/14 ARI 6.0 108 9 0 1 LOSS 2.16 1.02 16
08/08 @NYY 6.0 103 8 2 3 LOSS 2.20 1.02 12
07/29 @NYM 6.0 94 9 0 0 WIN 2.08 1.02 28
07/23 SD 6.0 98 11 1 3 WIN 2.19 1.05 25
07/17 TEX 7.0 89 6 0 0 WIN 2.06 1.06 27
07/10 @STL 3.0 43 5 1 0 N/A 2.20 1.11 10
07/04 NYM 5.0 98 3 2 3 WIN 2.27 1.12 11
06/28 @SF 6.0 94 10 1 1 LOSS 2.10 1.08 15
06/20 MIL 5.2 101 7 1 0 N/A 2.14 1.05 15
06/10 @CHW 5.2 103 6 1 2 LOSS 2.30 1.05 7
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: 162.225742003139 493
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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 27 162.2 2574 200 31 0 14-9 2.16 0.98 11.1 493
ON PACE INF INF INF INF INF NAN INF-INF 2.16 0.98 11.1 INF
3-YEAR AVG 23 133 2172 172 33 0 10-4 2.98 1.08 11.6 392
Career 419 2193.2 35408 2763 518 0 0-0 3.05 1.06 11.3

Sale Projection

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ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
2.05 1.084 0.7 0.4 8 4.4 11.3 6.2 0.2 79 19.63235
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Atlanta Braves

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Drake Baldwin 97% 90%
Sean Murphy 5% 3%
NAME OWN START
Matt Olson 98% 95%
Austin Riley 65% 53%
Kyle Farmer 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Ozzie Albies 95% 86%
Ha-Seong Kim 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Ronald Acuna Jr. 100% 84%
Michael Harris II 96% 87%
Mauricio Dubon 67% 54%
Dominic Smith 5% 2%
Mike Yastrzemski 4% 3%
Jurickson Profar 3% 0%
Lane Thomas 2% 0%
Eric Hartman 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Chris Sale 96% 63%
Tyler Mahle 60% 34%
Grant Holmes 44% 33%
Bryce Elder 34% 10%
Martin Perez 32% 19%
Spencer Strider 27% 5%
JR Ritchie 21% 20%
Spencer Schwellenbach 10% 1%
Reynaldo Lopez 8% 2%
AJ Smith-Shawver 5% 3%
NAME OWN START
Raisel Iglesias 92% 89%
Robert Suarez 45% 15%
Didier Fuentes 27% 25%
Dylan Dodd 5% 5%
Elieser Hernandez 2% 1%

Team Rankings

AVG
.246
12th
R
742
8th
HR
204
9th
RBI
711
8th
SB
83
24th
OBP
.309
28th
SLG
.409
6th
OPS
.718
17th
W
94
4th
SV
49
4th
ERA
3.63
5th
WHIP
1.24
7th
QS
61
8th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
BravesBraves94-68.580-742626
PhilliesPhillies88-74.5436713698
MarlinsMarlins80-82.49414715712
NationalsNationals77-85.47517821815
MetsMets74-88.45720699731

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Drake Baldwin1385498515625793.284  
Sean Murphy3311011203100.182  
Sandy León214404000.091  
Jair Camargo1211000.500  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Matt Olson1626259915741934.251  
Rowdy Tellez71022140.200  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Ozzie Albies1626158514622734.237  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Austin Riley1595666412419729.219  
Kyle Farmer141824030.222  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jim Jarvis3811110231110.207  
Luke Williams2000000.000  
Ha-Seong Kim511291115092.116  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Michael Harris II15559179174268712.294  
Ronald Acuña Jr.10740861104205521.255  
Mike Yastrzemski139361518112411.224  
Mauricio Dubón15357266158127310.276  
Lane Thomas118326377311409.224  
José Azocar111726001.353  
Brewer Hicklen2039910030.256  
DaShawn Keirsey Jr.5531010.200  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Dominic Smith10826940689460.253  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Chris Sale271490162.22002.160.98  
Tyler Mahle277100149.01373.991.24  
Bryce Elder26880149.01214.111.27  
Grant Holmes311060151.21153.441.31  
Martín Pérez30990142.01023.041.28  
Reynaldo López2645079.1734.541.44  
JR Ritchie1715173.1684.911.47  
Spencer Strider842039.0465.311.36  
AJ Smith-Shawver903031.1276.611.53  
Owen Murphy501012.096.001.67  
Hurston Waldrep301010.298.442.16  
Bailey Falter702013.0810.392.46  
Carlos Carrasco800016.275.941.44  
Rolddy Muñoz10002.0313.503.00  
Blake Burkhalter10001.019.002.00  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Raisel Iglesias59123460.0642.551.08  
Robert Suarez3340434.0261.060.88  
Didier Fuentes5872373.1922.461.11  
Dylan Dodd4841249.2532.540.91  
Elieser Hernández520112.0132.251.33  
Victor Mederos3061134.1343.411.19  
Brent Suter5432091.0783.361.22  
Joel Payamps120207.298.221.70  
James Karinchak90009.281.860.93  
Ian Hamilton40004.247.711.93  
Dylan Lee7161067.0773.090.97  
Ray Kerr900018.1111.470.60  
Danny Young1601012.1158.032.27  

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Sep 24th

Chris Sale Reflects on the Passing of White Sox Coach Don Cooper

Sep 23rd

Chris Sale Moves Into Sixth Place on MLB’s All-Time Strikeout List ...

Sep 4th

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Aug 29th

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Aug 28th

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Aug 27th

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Aug 21st

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Aug 16th

Dylan Cease Joins Scherzer and Sale with Six Straight 200-K Seasons

Aug 8th

Chris Sale Continues Outstanding 2026 Season, Starts This Afternoon

Aug 4th

Chris Sale Named Braves’ July Pitcher of the Month

Jul 30th

Chris Sale Continues Dominating Hitters with His Fastball

Jul 28th

Mets Announce Manaea and Scott as Doubleheader Starters vs. Braves

Jul 23rd

Chris Sale Joins Pedro Martínez in Elite MLB Strikeout-ERA History

Jul 17th

Jacob deGrom Shares a Laugh with Chris Sale After Catching a Popup

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