Sale looks to repeat versus Nationals

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: There are just three games on this last Monday of the regular season. First pitch comes at 7:15pm ET with the Braves hosting the Nationals. Weather forecast looks clear for all games today. 

 

Notable Starts:

Chris Sale missed two months of the season with a ribcage fracture but has returned in great form with three of his four start resulting in a PQS-DOM. He has struck out exactly nine batters in each of his last four starts, including a PQS-5 in his last time out which came against these same Nationals. In his eight home starts he is just 1-2 but with a 2.39 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, and 64/12 K/BB in 49 IP. The opposing Nationals own a MLB-worst .631 OPS versus left-handed pitching. 

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