Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale won his 18th game of the season on Thursday afternoon. With six strikeouts, he also moved back ahead of San Diego Padres starter Dylan Cease in strikeouts this season.

ATLANTA — Tom Glavine, the former Atlanta Braves single-season strikeout leader among left-handers, was asked Saturday about Chris Sale, who this month passed Glavine and became the first left-hander in franchise history with 200 strikeouts in a season.

Chris Sale allowed one run and five hits in six innings to help the Atlanta Braves to a 10-1 win against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers in the second game of their four-game series on Saturday night.

"This has been a race between Sale and Wheeler all season long, but Sale pulled away in the second half," Bowden said. The eight-time All-Star deserves to win his first Cy Young A

Atlanta Braves starter Chris Sale made history in a 13-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds, adding to the growing list of reasons for the Boston Red Sox to regret trading the eight-time All-Star.Sale's performance wasn't masterful (5.