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Chris Sale

Chris Sale

SP • Atlanta Braves Proj Rank 7 Actual 9 39 ADP • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
123.02.212-7151/28111.0217.15
Compared to same point last season
87.02.595-4114/2611.81.20

Chris Sale | Fantasy Outlook

Chris Sale remains an elite fantasy ace ahead of Friday's home start against Arizona

Sale continues to thrive as the rotation anchor for the first-place Braves (73-48), who are riding a two-game winning streak. Over his last four starts covering 25 innings, the veteran left-hander has posted a sparkling 2.16 ERA and 0.68 WHIP while compiling 34 strikeouts. With rotation mates Spencer Strider and Reynaldo López on the injured list, his consistent dominance at the front of the staff remains vital.

Sale's exceptional 2026 campaign features a 2.22 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, and 151 strikeouts over 121.2 innings, substantially outperforming our full-season 3.11 ERA projection. Backed by an 11.2 K/9 strikeout rate and a pristine strikeout-to-walk ratio above 5.00, his performance is fully supported by underlying peripherals rather than good fortune. He remains an elite, set-and-forget fantasy ace down the stretch.

In his remaining scheduled outing this week, Sale takes the mound Friday at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks opposite Brandon Pfaadt. Arizona presents a capable lineup, but our weekly models project Sale for an efficient, high-strikeout performance with excellent ratio protection. Lock him into all active fantasy lineups with total confidence. Start.

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
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: 123.019691512830 371
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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 21 123.0 1969 151 28 0 12-7 2.2 1.02 11.1 371
ON PACE 28 165 2636 202 37 0 16-9 2.2 1.02 11.1 496
3-YEAR AVG 23 133 2172 172 33 0 10-4 2.98 1.08 11.6 392
Career 413 2154.0 34803 2714 515 0 0-0 3.07 1.06 11.3

Sale Projection

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ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
1.622 0.695 0.7 0.6 7.6 7.2 11.6 8.0 0.3 93.7 18.7
ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
1.622 0.695 0.7 0.6 7.6 7.2 11.6 8.0 0.3 93.7 18.7
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Atlanta Braves

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Drake Baldwin 100% 93%
Sean Murphy 1% 1%
NAME OWN START
Matt Olson 100% 94%
Austin Riley 71% 53%
NAME OWN START
Ozzie Albies 100% 89%
NAME OWN START
Ronald Acuna Jr. 100% 85%
Michael Harris II 100% 89%
Mauricio Dubon 74% 57%
Lane Thomas 7% 3%
Dominic Smith 5% 2%
Jurickson Profar 2% 0%
Mike Yastrzemski 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Chris Sale 100% 69%
Bryce Elder 64% 31%
Grant Holmes 39% 23%
Tyler Mahle 38% 29%
Martin Perez 38% 23%
Spencer Strider 36% 9%
Spencer Schwellenbach 24% 0%
Reynaldo Lopez 14% 2%
AJ Smith-Shawver 12% 1%
JR Ritchie 2% 1%
Owen Murphy 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Raisel Iglesias 93% 83%
Robert Suarez 53% 10%
Dylan Lee 49% 41%
Didier Fuentes 18% 15%
Dylan Dodd 11% 10%
Tyler Kinley 1% 1%

Team Rankings

AVG
.249
8th
R
591
6th
HR
164
3rd
RBI
567
5th
SB
57
26th
OBP
.314
20th
SLG
.420
4th
OPS
.734
7th
W
73
4th
SV
37
5th
ERA
3.60
5th
WHIP
1.24
8th
QS
44
11th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
BravesBraves73-48.603-591467
PhilliesPhillies65-58.5289542543
MarlinsMarlins62-60.50811.5535524
NationalsNationals60-63.48814662639
MetsMets53-69.43420.5510557

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Drake Baldwin983836410520612.274  
Sandy León214404000.091  
Sean Murphy82814000.143  
Jair Camargo1211000.500  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Matt Olson1214708612435742.264  
Rowdy Tellez71022140.200  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Ozzie Albies1214657211920642.256  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Austin Riley120432509715587.225  
Kyle Farmer121524030.267  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jorge Mateo67129293141110.240  
Jim Jarvis339910221110.222  
Luke Williams2000000.000  
Ha-Seong Kim297555031.067  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Michael Harris II1154385912720676.290  
Ronald Acuña Jr.692584263123015.244  
Lane Thomas104296346811397.230  
Mauricio Dubón1154325411410616.264  
Mike Yastrzemski10426940639341.234  
José Azocar111726001.353  
Brewer Hicklen81957030.368  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Dominic Smith9524538658440.265  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Chris Sale211270123.01512.201.02  
Bryce Elder23870131.21084.031.25  
Tyler Mahle20490106.21054.641.32  
Grant Holmes23740114.0943.471.32  
Martín Pérez23860106.1802.961.15  
Reynaldo López2443071.2663.641.34  
JR Ritchie1412158.0534.501.43  
Spencer Strider842039.0465.311.36  
Hurston Waldrep301010.298.442.16  
Carlos Carrasco800016.275.941.44  
Elieser Hernández21016.061.501.67  
Owen Murphy30106.264.051.20  
AJ Smith-Shawver10004.144.151.39  
Rolddy Muñoz10002.0313.503.00  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Raisel Iglesias44122444.2493.021.19  
Robert Suarez3140432.0260.560.84  
Didier Fuentes4241251.2662.441.07  
Tyler Kinley4765141.0403.951.24  
Dylan Dodd3431137.1402.170.83  
Victor Mederos1320118.1173.931.15  
Brent Suter4312068.1593.951.27  
Joel Payamps120207.298.221.70  
James Karinchak90009.281.860.93  
Ian Hamilton40004.247.711.93  
Dylan Lee5750055.1681.950.74  
Danny Young1501011.1126.352.12  
Connor Thomas20106.1421.323.32  
Anthony Molina30005.025.401.40  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
08-10 NYML 5-8Bryce Elder
Christian Scott
08-11 NYMW 4-0Martin Perez
Nolan McLean
08-12 NYMW 6-3Tyler Mahle
Zac Thornton
08-14 ARI07:15 EDTChris Sale
Brandon Pfaadt
08-15 ARI07:15 EDTGrant Holmes
Eduardo Rodriguez
08-16 ARI01:35 EDTBryce Elder
Michael Soroka

Player Timeline

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

Jul 14th

Chris Sale Earns Another MLB All-Star Game Selection

Jul 10th

MLB Weekend Slate Features Ohtani, Murakami, Sale, and Hot Streak Chases ...

Jul 5th

Mike Trout Leads Active MLB Players With 12 All-Star Selections

Jul 4th

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Jun 28th

Chris Sale Shines Again, but Braves’ Errors and Lack of Run Support ...

Jun 20th

MLB Saturday Spotlight: Dodgers Chase 50 Wins as Aces Take the Mound

Jun 10th

MLB Spotlight: Ohtani, Scherzer, and Sale Headline Today’s Pitching ...

Jun 4th

MLB Pitching Matchup Spotlight: Zack Wheeler, Chris Sale and Justin ...

Jun 1st

Chris Sale Named Braves’ Strong Arm Pitcher of the Month

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