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09/23 21:12 CDT Chris Sale fans 10, reaches 200 strikeouts for the season as
Braves edge Reds 3-2
Chris Sale fans 10, reaches 200 strikeouts for the season as Braves edge Reds
3-2
By BILL TROCCHI
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) --- Chris Sale struck out 10 and reached 200 Ks for the season,
Mauricio Dubn delivered a winning RBI single in the 10th inning, and the
Atlanta Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Matt Olson and Austin Riley hit solo homers for the Braves. Brent Suter (3-2)
worked a scoreless 10th inning and earned the win.
Sale went 5 2/3 innings and was removed after recording his third strikeout of
the game of Reds rookie Sal Stewart. The 37-year-old left-hander has reached
200 strikeouts nine times, which is the most of any pitcher since 2013. In his
final start before the postseason, he allowed one run on four hits. Sale hit at
least 99 mph on the radar gun on 12 of his 97 pitches.
Olson's home run was his 41st of the season and tied the game at 1 in the
sixth. Riley's homer tied the game at 2 in the seventh. Dubn was 2 for 4 with
a walk and extended his hitting streak to 10 games.
Reds right fielder Juan Brito led off the game with a home run to center field
off Sale. He went 2 for 4, including his third homer of the season.
Braves reliever Robert Suarez pitched for the first time since June 19 after
being sidelined due to elbow inflammation. He pitched the seventh inning and
gave up a leadoff triple to Matt McLain and a sacrifice fly to Will Banfield
that gave the Reds a 2-1 lead. He threw 13 pitches.
Braves right fielder Ronald Acua Jr. sat out after suffering a bone bruise
when he fouled a ball off his shin in Tuesday's 4-0 loss to the Reds. Braves
manager Walt Weiss said Acua was asking to play and felt he could play right
field Wednesday, but the Braves decided to be cautious with a postseason berth
clinched.
Up next
Braves RHP Tyler Mahle (7-10, 3.81) will make his final start before the
postseason against Reds RHP Brady Singer (6-15, 5.67) in the series finale
Thursday.
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