MLB Makes Strong Chris Sale Statement After Braves Win

originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

What a night for 36-year-old left-hander Chris Sale. The 6-foot-6 veteran put on a clinic as the Braves beat the Mets for the second straight night. Atlanta scored five runs and shut out visiting New York.

Sale was the star of the evening, recording 26 outs (8\u2154 innings), coming just one shy of a complete-game shutout. After a two-out single from Brandon Nimmo in the ninth, Raisel Iglesias came in to close it out.

Sale's final line: 8.2 innings pitched, five hits allowed, no runs and seven strikeouts. He improved to 5-4 on the season.

After the game, MLB highlighted his performance with a strong statement:

"Chris Sale was untouchable in his longest…