On Monday night, the stars aligned and the baseball gods treated fans to a top-quality pitching matchup during the Atlanta Braves' series-opening clash against the San Francisco Giants. Starting for the Braves was a rejuvenated Chris Sale, who made it to the NL All-Star team in 2024, and for the Giants, it was Blake Snell, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner who is currently on a hot streak, who took the bump. That pitching matchup looked exciting on paper, and it delivered, leaving fans in awe of the pitching duel they just witnessed.