CINCINNATI — Matt Olson hit two of Atlanta’s six home runs, Chris Sale coasted to his major league-leading 18th win, and the Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds, 15-3, on Thursday.
The Braves became the first team in major league history to hit four three-run homers in a game, according to Elias, and pulled within 1½ games of the Mets for the final NL wild-card spot. New York played later Thursday.
Along with his career-best win total, Sale (18-3) also leads the majors in ERA (2.38) and strikeouts (225).
“I felt good. I was able to get through it,” said Sale, who is expecting to make two more starts and a chance to win 20 games.