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Atlanta Braves Starter Chris Sale reached 2,500 strikeouts faster than any pitcher in MLB history when he defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 at Citizen Bank Park on Thursday night.
36 year old sales have been launched Phillies’ three bases Edmundo Sosa features a signature wipeout slider to finish six innings.
The sale surpassed the 2,500 strikeout mark in 2,026 innings, breaking the 2,107° innings set by Randy Johnson.
The sale pitched six shutout innings, producing only two hits and three walks, hitting eight batters in the win.
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Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves will pitch in their second innings with the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, May 29, 2025 in their second doubleheader game in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/MattSlocum)
Sale became the 40th pitcher in major league history, reaching 2,500 strikeouts, Clayton Car ShowJustin Verlander and Max Scherzer as the only active pitchers to reach that plateau.
The eight-time All-Star won his first career Cy Young with the Braves last season. National League With a strikeout of 225.
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Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves will pitch with the Philadelphia Phillies in the first innings in the second game of the doubleheader in Philadelphia on Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/MattSlocum)
Sale spent the first seven seasons of his career together Chicago White Sox It was traded with the Boston Red Sox. The sale was an integral part of the 2018 Red Sox team that won the World Series.
The sale lasted six seasons Red Sox Before they traded him for the Braves before the start of the 2024 season.
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Atlanta Braves’ Drake Baldwin, left, Raysel Iglesias celebrates after winning the second game of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/MattSlocum)
The Phillies and Braves played doubleheaders and split it up. The Phillies won their first game, 5-4, before the Braves returned behind a strong outing in sale.
The Braves (26-29) will begin their three-game series with the Red Sox (27-31) on Friday at 7:15pm (27-31). The Phillies (36-20) launches a 3-game series Milwaukee Brewers (29-28) 6:45pm on Fridays
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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