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Atlanta Braves star Chris Sale can still get things done on the mound.
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Sale was all business again on Thursday during a start against his former team Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, with the nine-time All-Star earning his eighth win of the season, as the Braves dominated the home team for a 10-2 victory.
Sale, who just turned 37 years old in March, had plenty of gas behind his fastballs in his pitching assignment versus the Red Sox.
" Chris Sale 's 4-seamer averaged 97 mph today, his highest avg in a game since the start of 2019. Pitching against the Red Sox in Boston fueled the adrenaline. But he also credited having a couple extra days of rest," shared Braves reporter Mark Bowman of MLB.com.
Of course, it wasn't just all velocity for Sale. In five innings of work, he fanned eight Red Sox hitters and allowed just two earned runs on six hits. So far in the 2026 MLB season, the future Baseball Hall of Famer is carrying an 8-3 record with a 2.01 ERA through 11 starts/
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Atlanta's offense wasn't too shabby either against the Red Sox. Ronald Acuna Jr. , for one, launched a grand slam that cleared the Green Monster and gave the Braves a five-run lead in the sixth inning .
The Braves won two of three games in the Boston series and improved to 38-19, the best record in the National League East Division by 8.5 games through Thursday.
Coming up next for Atlanta is another road series, with the Cincinnati Reds hosting them for a three-game set at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, beginning this Friday.
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