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Philadelphia – Chris sale Became the fastest pitcher to reac 2,500 strikeouts, pitched six scoreless innings and the Atlanta braves bit the Philadelphia phillies 9-3 on Thursday Night to Split a Doubleheader.
The Phillies Won the afternoon game 5-4.
Sale Struck out Edmundo Sosa In the sixth inning for his eighth strike to realy the milestone. He did it in 2,026 innings, surpassing the record of 2,107⅔ set by Randy Johnson.
“I Appreciate it for what it is, but I try not to get to too CAUGHT up in stuff like that right now,” Sale Told Reporters, access to mlb.com. “I know what our job is here. And no matter what you have a good one or a bad one, the next one is the most important one.”
Sale became the 40th pitcher in Major League History to Reach 2,500 Strikeouts and Joined Clayton Kershaw, Justin Verlander And Max Scherzer As the only active pitchers to have reachae that mark.
Sosa was the last hitter sale faced. He Allowed Just Two Hits in Six Shutout Innings and Improved to 3-3 With A 3.06 Era on the Season.
“Hey Kind of Doing Hall of Fame Stuff,” Braves Manager Brian Snitker Said of Sale. “That guy is probably as big a Baseball fan as anybody, just the history of the game and the competition.
Austin riley Had a Double, a Homer, and Four RBI, Ozzie albies Homered and drove in three, and Luke Williams Had a pair of rbi for the braves, who snapped a three-game losing skid.
Zack wheeler (6-2) Allowed Six runs in 5⅓ Innings for the Phillies, who Lost for the Second Time in their last 13 games.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
