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SB Nation on MSNChris Sale dominates as Braves bash Zack Wheeler in 9-3 winOn a day where the Atlanta Braves seemingly lost promising rookie AJ Smith-Shawver for the season and suffered another incredulous one-run loss, the club bounced back in the night cap of the doubleheader with a breezy 9-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
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The Braves are road underdogs (+139) at the Phillies (-164). The Philadelphia Phillies will hand the ball to Zack Wheeler (6-1, 2.42 ERA), who is looking for win No. 7 on the season, and the Braves will turn to Chris Sale (2-3, 3.36 ERA).
With 18 innings at minimum to cover on Thursday, the Braves opt to use their extra roster pace on another lefty