Atlanta Braves' Chris Sale Passes Hall of Famer on All-Time Strikeout List

Atlanta Braves southpaw pitcher Chris Sale was coming off his third quality start of the year entering Saturday's matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies, and he followed up with a dominant effort. The nine-time All-Star logged seven innings, allowing just one run on five hits with seven strikeouts against one walk.

Sale moved into eighth place on the all-time strikeout list for left-handers when he fanned Felix Reyes in the seventh, via MLB.com's Mark Bowman

"Sale now has 2,608 strikeouts. That moves him past [Tom] Glavine and into eighth place on the all-time list for left-handers," he reported. "He needs just three more Ks to pass Chuck Finley. Next on the list would be Frank Tanana (2,773)."

Glavine pitched for the Braves from 1987 to 2002 and during his final year in 2008. The Massachusetts native earned NL Cy Young honors twice and was the 1995 World Series MVP.

Additionally, Finley was a five-time All-Star and is in the Los Angeles Angels Hall of Fame, while Tanana was a three-time All-Star and led the AL in ERA in 1977.

Chris Sale Anchors Braves to Another Victory

Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale (51). © Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

Sale now has four quality starts out of five appearances and is 4-1 with a 2.79 ERA this season. Atlanta scored three runs on Phillies southpaw Cristopher Sanchez in the third on Saturday, and that was enough to win.