With the New York Mets (75-64) riding a six-game winning streak and knocking on the door of the final National League Wild Card slot, the Atlanta Braves (75-63) need someone they can trust implicitly in the last month of the regular season. If someone were to proclaim that Chris Sale would be that guy this past March, you would probably make a mad dash to the calendar to see if you had gone back in time.
But the usually injury-riddled starting pitcher has indeed been a saving grace for the Braves in the year 2024.