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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-10-05 · by Beth Harris The Associated Press
Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss has decided to start Chris Sale with extra rest for Game 3 of the NLDS against the Dodgers on Tuesday at Truist Park. Despite using Sale just one day prior in their Wild Card Series clincher due to necessity, Weiss now prioritizes full strength for the ace left-hander who had an impressive regular season ERA of 2.16 and struck out 200 batters. The decision leaves Ray Kerr as a reliever after his strong postseason debut performance against Philadelphia.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Chris Sale will start on extra rest for the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of their National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, October 3rd. The NL East champions chose reliever Ray Kerr to start against two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell in Game 2 on Sunday. Manager Walt Weiss prioritized Sale's full strength over an immediate need for a starter, stating that an 80% effective Sale is still very good but not optimal. Kerr, making his postseason debut after missing the entire 2025 season due to Tommy John surgery, pitched three scoreless innings in Game 1 against Philadelphia. Weiss emphasized the necessity of using Sale despite limited rest in clinching the Wild Card Series victory over the Phillies. Sale had a regular-season record of 14-9 with an ERA of 2.16 and his fastball velocity averaged at a career-high 96.1 mph.
Written for “Braves Starting Strategy NLDS” on 2026-10-05,
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Sale will start on extra rest for the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of their National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.
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Sale → start → Tuesday
The NL East champions picked reliever Ray Kerr to start against two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell in Game 2 on Sunday.
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champions → pick → Sunday
“At the end of the day, we want full-strength Chris Sale,” Braves manager Walt Weiss said before Game 2.
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Weiss → want → Game
“I know him at 80% is really good, but that
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him → know → %
’s what it came down to.”
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it → ’ → what
Kerr started the NL Wild Card Series clincher against Philadelphia on Thursday, tossing 3 1/3 scoreless innings while striking out two in his postseason debut.
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Kerr → start → debut
The 32-year-old left-hander missed all of the 2025 season and the start of this season while recovering from Tommy John surgery.
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hander → miss → surgery
Sale will have five days of rest before Game 4 on Wednesday.
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Sale → have → Wednesday
The Braves used him to get the final four outs against the Phillies after just one day of rest.
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Braves → use → rest
“We needed to win that series, and that was our best chance to do it,” Weiss said.
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Weiss → need → it
“So I have zero regrets about pitching Chris Sale in that last game.”
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I → have → game
The 37-year-old left-hander often was given extra rest and that helped him stay strong and strike out 200 in 162 2/3 innings.
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him → give → innings
Weiss said Sale is not hurt or sore.
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Sale → say → ?
“We’ve given him extra rest all year, and it’s served him very well,” he said.
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he → give → him
“It allowed him to do what he did the other night.”
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he → allow → what
Sale will oppose 2025 World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 3 at Truist Park.
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Sale → oppose → Park
“Anytime you could have Chris Sale on the mound, you feel good about it,” Braves third baseman Austin Riley said.
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Riley → have → it
Right-hander Tyler Mahle started Game 2 of the Wild Card Series after sustaining an abdominal pull during his pregame warmup.
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Mahle → start → warmup
He threw a bullpen Sunday.
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He → throw → bullpen
“He’s responded well to treatment,” Weiss said.
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Weiss → respond → treatment
“I think he’s going to be just fine.”
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he → think → ?
Atlanta’s rotation has battled injuries this season.
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rotation → battle → injuries
Left-hander Martín Pérez would have been part of the postseason rotation before he was placed on the 15-day injured list late last month with lower back inflammation.
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he → place → inflammation
The Braves also have lost starting pitchers Spencer Schwellenbach, Spencer Strider, Reynaldo López and Hurston Waldrep.
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Braves → lose → pitchers
The best-of-five Division Series shifts to Atlanta on Tuesday and Wednesday, if necessary.
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Series → shift → Tuesday
A fifth game, if needed, would be played in Los Angeles on Friday.
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game → need → Friday
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