The slumping Atlanta Braves offense finally got rolling on Saturday, but the starting pitching let them down in Atlanta's 11-9 loss to the Oakland Athletics.
Braves starter Chris Sale was looking to win his eighth consecutive start, which would have tied the team's all-time high set by Russ Ortiz in 2003, but he instead was rocked for eight earned runs in four innings pitched.
While the Braves offense got him off the hook for the loss, Sale clearly blamed himself per a series of posts by David O'Brien of The Athletic:
“#Braves‘ Chris Sale on his rough day: “Can’t really put your finger on it.