Braves News: Chris Sale interview, Braves shut out, more

The Braves lost a game 2-0 to the Nationals, which is unfortunate because the Nationals are very much the profile of team that you should beat if you hold them to 2 runs (though statistically that applies to every team, the Nationals are especially pitching-deficient. That said, the Braves still have a chance for a perfectly solid series win, with a win on Sunday, behind Martin Perez and facing the unimposing Foster Griffin. The Phillies won Saturday, bringing the division lead down to a still-large 9.

5 games, while the Marlins beat the Mets, rounding out NL East play. Braves News Chris Sale gave a great interview to CBS about his career resurgence in Atlanta. Grant Holmes posted a solid start, but the Braves’ offense couldn’t find anything against the Nationals’ struggling pitching staff, in a 2-0 loss .

MLB News The Diamondbacks are placing Lourdes Gurriel on the 10-day IL with a minor hamstring injur y. The Angels signed former Phillies starter Taijuan Walker to a minor league deal . The Twins activated starter Taj Bradley from the 15-day IL , DFAing Luis Garcia to make space.