Sale and Snell lock horns in scoreless duel earlier than Braves beat Giants in extras
SAN FRANCISCO — Chris Sale and Blake Snell placed on a pitching present Monday evening in a matchup of aces earlier than the Atlanta Braves edged the San Francisco Giants 1-0 on pinch-hitter Travis d’Arnaud’s sacrifice fly within the tenth inning.
“It was a grind from the beginning,” Sale mentioned. “Snell is about nearly as good as you’re going to see.”
Snell carried a no-hit bid by six innings for San Francisco, simply 10 days after throwing his first profession no-hitter at Cincinnati. The left-hander gave up Marcell Ozuna’s leadoff double within the seventh on his 103rd pitch.
Matt Olson adopted with an infield single, however Snell struck out Orlando Arcia earlier than getting pulled. The 2-time Cy Younger Award winner struck out 11 and walked three.
Sale fanned 12 with out a stroll in seven innings of three-hit ball. The eight-time All-Star threw 77 of 107 pitches for strikes and lowered his ERA to 2.61 in his first season with Atlanta, which gained for less than the second time in 9 tries and moved a sport forward of the New York Mets for the ultimate Nationwide League wild card.
It was the left-hander’s 94th profession double-digit strikeout sport. The mixed 33 strikeouts marked essentially the most by two beginning pitchers within the historical past of Oracle Park.
“Sale’s effort tonight actually obtained us going,” Braves nearer Raisel Iglesias mentioned by a translator. “I simply assume it was a very good outing. It could possibly be a type of issues the place it provides us a bit of little bit of a push shifting ahead.”
Sean Murphy’s leadoff single in opposition to Taylor Rogers (1-4) within the tenth despatched Arcia, the automated runner, from second base to 3rd. He scored on d’Arnaud’s sac fly to proper area.
Iglesias (2-1) struck out 4 in two excellent innings for the win.
“He doesn’t flinch in these conditions,” Sale mentioned. “That’s why everybody in right here trusts him. That’s why we love him right here. Anytime he’s obtained the ball, you may’t have far more confidence in a better than now we have in him. We don’t win that sport with out him.”
San Francisco put runners on the corners within the first in opposition to Sale however couldn’t rating.
Atlanta bounced again after blowing a six-run lead late in Sunday’s 9-8 loss at last-place Colorado.
“It’s nearly as good a man to have on the mound after a sport like yesterday, that’s for certain,” Braves supervisor Brian Snitker mentioned. “He’s given us an opportunity to win each time he’s been on the market.”
Snell exited to a standing ovation from the gang of 30,184. He has a 0.99 ERA in seven begins since coming off the injured listing, permitting solely 14 hits whereas putting out 60 in 45 1/3 innings. However he’s winless in opposition to the Braves in his profession.
Randy Rodríguez relieved Snell and struck out two consecutive batters to maintain the sport scoreless.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Braves: LHP A.J. Minter was positioned on the 15-day injured listing with left hip irritation, an harm that has plagued him this season and brought about him to overlook greater than a month. … Ramón Laureano (proper heel soreness) began in heart area.
Giants: INF Thairo Estrada is regularly easing into on-field practices after being sidelined with a left wrist sprain on the finish of June. He’s anticipated to return earlier than the tip of this month.
UP NEXT
The groups resume their four-game collection Tuesday evening.
