May 11 - The Atlanta Braves' pitching rotation continues to put together strong performances over their past 10 games.
Veteran left-hander Chris Sale (1-3, 4.07 ERA) started that positive stretch on April 30 with a solid outing in Colorado, and he will look to keep it going on Sunday afternoon when he opposes the host Pittsburgh Pirates' starter Carmen Mlodzinski (1-3, 6.16) in the rubber match of a three-game series.
Sale has struck out 10 in each of his past two starts and has allowed only two runs in 13 2/3 innings over that span. Sale tossed 6 2/3 shutout innings in his most recent outing on Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds, allowing five hits and two walks.