Wheeler’s Fiery Comeback: Can He Topple Cy Young Once and for All?

The Braves are slipping again. They are three games under .500, which, sure, isn’t terrible on the surface considering there is a ton of season remaining, but the problem is they aren’t just chasing one good team in the division, they are chasing two good teams. On top of that, they will have to succeed against the Cardinals, and basically any team in the NL West that isn’t named the Rockies. Simply put: they cannot have sustained losing streaks moving forward or they will miss the playoffs. They turn to their Ace here to help them get a win for the second time in the past five games. Chris Sale, last year’s Cy Young winner, takes the hill for the Braves and positions them to get a victory any time he goes out there. After a slightly rough start to the year, Sale has found his groove again, and that will be scary for opposing hitters. In his first 35.1 innings over March and April, he allowed 19 earned runs. In 26.1 innings in May, he has allowed just four. He did face the Phillies earlier this season and allowed five earned runs over 4.2 innings. Nick Castellanos stands out to me because in 46 at-bats, he basically is either getting a hit or strikes out. 

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