Sale allowed five hits and one earned run over seven innings, matching his strong early-season form while improving to 4-1 with a 2.79 ERA and piling up 29 strikeouts in his first five starts of 2026.
The Braves backed Sale with a three-run output, enabling a solid victory that reinforces their solid start to the season and adds another quality outing to their rotation.
The milestone moment came with social media acknowledgment from the Braves, who posted a caption noting Sale’s 2,608th strikeout and his passage past Glavine on MLB’s all-time list.
Sale, 37, is in his third season with Atlanta after a trade with the Boston Red Sox. He has been an All-Star in each of his first two Braves seasons and won the Cy Young Award in 2024, cementing his role as a veteran anchor in the rotation this year.
