Dodgers and Braves meet with Chris Sale starting for Atlanta

12 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 8

Atlanta enters at 26-12 against Los Angeles at 23-14, with Sale 6-1 and a 2.14 ERA facing Dodgers starter Emmet Sheehan, 2-1 with a 5.23 ERA.
The Braves have baseball's best record, hitting .270 with 213 runs and a 3.22 staff ERA, while the Dodgers remain competitive despite injuries to Mookie Betts, Blake Snell and Edwin Díaz.
The matchup is framed as an early National League pennant test between recent World Series champions Los Angeles and a resurgent Atlanta team, with Sale holding Dodgers hitters to 11-for-69 in his career.

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