Chris Sale pitched 7 innings with 11 strikeouts and 1 earned run as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Colorado Rockies 9-1 at Coors Field. Sale posted the highest score in The Game Network Performance Index across 15 games on May 2.
Sale allowed just one earned run while striking out 11 batters over seven innings of work. The Braves scored nine runs to support Sale's outing in the road victory.
Through seven starts this season, Sale holds a 6-1 record with a 2.14 ERA and 0.90 WHIP. He has struck out 49 batters across 42.0 innings pitched.
The Braves were one of 15 teams in action on May 2, with Sale's performance standing out among all pitchers who took the mound that day.