Chris Sale works 6 shutout innings for 150th career win as Braves beat Phillies 6-2

ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Sale shut down the Phillies for the second time in nine days and won his 150th career game as the Atlanta Braves built an early lead and beat Philadelphia 6-2 on Sunday.

Sale (5-1) threw six shutout innings, allowing just one hit and striking out a season-high nine. In his previous start on against the slumping Phillies on April 18, Sale gave up one run in seven innings.

The Phillies, who snapped a 10-game losing streak Saturday, dropped to 0-10 against left-handed non-opener starters and fell to 9-19 overall.

Matt Olson hit a three-run home run in the first inning and Eli White added a two-run homer in the second for the Braves, who won for the 10th time in 12 games. Olson's homer was his eighth of the season and fourth in his career off Phillies starer Aaron Nola (1-3).

Ronald Acuña Jr. was 2 for 3 with two runs scored and a steal. Drake Baldwin was 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored, and Ozzie Albies extended his hitting streak to nine games with a single in the seventh inning.

Nola gave up a season-high six runs on seven hits and has now allowed 11 earned runs in his last two starts. Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer run in the eighth inning as the Phillies avoided the shutout.

Sale's only difficulty came in the third inning, when a hit by pitch, a single and a walk loaded the bases for Phillies slugger Bryce Harper. After falling behind 3--0, Sale struck out Harper to end the threat.

The Braves are 8-0-1 in nine series this season and are the only team not to lose a series.

Phillies: LHP Jesus Lozardo (1-3, 6.91) will face Giants RHP Tyler Mahle (1-3, 5.26) in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday in Philadelphia.

Braves: LHP Martín Pérez (1-1, 2.70) will start against Tigers RHP Casey Mize (2-1, 2.51) for Tuesday's first game of a three-game series in Atlanta.

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Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola (27) reacts after giving up a three-run home run to Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)

Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr., left, runs out an infield single ahead of the throw to Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper, right, during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)

Atlanta Braves' Matt Olson hits a three-run home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale (51) delivers to a Philadelphia Phillies batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kyle Harrison collected a career-high 12 strikeouts and allowed just one hit and one walk in six scoreless innings as the Milwaukee Brewers avoided a sweep by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 on Sunday.

The Pirates were attempting to complete a sweep in Milwaukee for the first time since winning four straight games here in August 2016. The Pirates’ last sweep of the Brewers came August 2022 at Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh’s only hits were Marcell Ozuna's single against Harrison (2-1) in the second and Nick Gonzales' double off Trevor Megill in the seventh. The Pirates struck out 18 times.

Jake Bauers hit two doubles for the Brewers, who snapped a four-game skid.

Milwaukee scored all its runs off Carmen Mlodzinski (1-2) in the fourth inning.

Mlodzinski held Milwaukee hitless until William Contreras capped a 10-pitch at-bat with a leadoff single in the fourth. Contreras advanced to third on Bauers’ ground-rule double and came home when Gary Sánchez bounced out to second.

Milwaukee then got three straight two-out hits to extend its lead to 5-0.

Bauers came home on Luis Rengifo’s single up the middle after Sal Frelick reached on catcher’s interference to keep the inning alive. David Hamilton doubled home Frelick, then Brandon Lockridge singled home Rengifo and Hamilton to knock Mlodzinski out of the game.

Pittsburgh loaded the bases in the eighth with two walks and an error, but Aaron Ashby ended the threat by retiring Bryan Reynolds on a grounder to second.

Milwaukee didn’t hit a homer for a seventh straight game. That represents the Brewers’ longest such drought since August 1999, when they went a franchise-record 13 consecutive games without a home run.

Pirates: Return home for a four-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Pirates haven't announced their starting pitcher for Monday. Dustin May (3-2, 5.84 ERA) will pitch for St. Louis.

Brewers: Off Monday before starting a three-game home series with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Chad Patrick (1-1, 2.35) pitches for Milwaukee on Tuesday. The Diamondbacks haven't named their starter.

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Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Jake Bauers (9) points a small boy back to the stands after signing an autograph before the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Pittsburgh Pirates designated hitter Marcell Ozuna loses his bat after fouling off a pitch during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Milwaukee Brewers' Luis Rengifo (13) hits a two run double in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Kyle Harrison throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Kyle Harrison (52) throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)