Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale won his 18th game of the season on Thursday afternoon. With six strikeouts, he also moved back ahead of San Diego Padres starter Dylan Cease in strikeouts this season.

Along with his career-best win total, Sale (18-3) also leads the majors in ERA (2.38) and strikeouts (225). It was the 18th consecutive game in which he allowed two runs or fewer.

Michael Harris and Matt Olson hit two home runs as the team went deep six times in all, helping left-handed ace Chris Sale coast to his MLB-leading 18th win of the season, and the Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 15-3 in an afternoon matchup at Great American Ball Park.

"This has been a race between Sale and Wheeler all season long, but Sale pulled away in the second half," Bowden said. The eight-time All-Star deserves to win his first Cy Young A

Chris Sale allowed one run and struck out six over six innings, shutting down Shohei Ohtani in the process, for his major league-leading 17th win of the season as the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angel

Braves starter Chris Sale made history in a 13-3 win over the Reds, adding to the growing list of reasons for the Red Sox to regret trading the eight-time All-Star.