The Philadelphia Phillies aren't making a change to their lineup against Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves.

“Kim signed his one-year, $20 million deal this winter and then tore a ligament in his right middle finger when he slipped on ice in South Korea a couple of weeks later,” Mark Bowman recalled for MLB.com. “He missed the first six weeks of the season, struggled mightily for two months, then spent July trying to find his swing at the Triple-A level.”

Braves left-hander Chris Sale credits a different workout approach, more throwing and a muscle system specialist for his resurgence.

The Philadelphia Phillies trail the Atlanta Braves by four games in the NL East as they face off for a three-game set this weekend. These NL East rivals split a

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Chris Sale has put on three great performances in consecutive starts against the NL's top teams. It was the same on Friday night, but after the game he gave a huge shoutout.

Chris Sale struck out 11 in a five-hit shutout, Drake Baldwin launched a leadoff homer against Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and the Atlanta Braves edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 to complete a three-game sweep.

Atlanta Braves veteran Chris Sale locked down the top spot for a second consecutive week with another masterclass.