Chris Sale struck out 10 and Marcell Ozuna hit a three-run home run to lift the Atlanta Braves to an 11-3 victory over the Angels.
Chris Sale struck out 10 in his 14th win and Marcell Ozuna went three for three with an early three-run homer as the Atlanta Braves blew out the Angels 11-3 on Saturday night at Angel Stadium. Whit Merrifield and Ramón Laureano also went deep for the Braves, who improved to 5-3 since a six-game losing streak. They remained a game ahead of the New York Mets for the final National League playoff berth.
They made it 4-0 in the second on an RBI single from Harris. “ meant a lot for the team and especially for me,” Ozuna said. “I had that situation the last series a lot and this series was the first time I was not , ‘Please, don’t strike out.' I got a good pitch to hit and I hit it.” Atlanta put away the game with five runs in the fifth. Merrifield hit a leadoff homer, Travis d’Arnaud had a two-run double and Laureano followed with a two-run homer.
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