MILWAUKEE (AP) — Chris Sale recorded a season-high 11 strikeouts while allowing just one run over seven innings as the Atlanta Braves snapped a seven-game skid by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 on Monday. Matt Olson, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Eli White homered to make sure the Braves avoided their first eight-game losing streak since 2016. Sale (4-4) allowed five hits and two walks. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner has given up just four runs over 33 innings in his last five starts. Olson greeted DL Hall with a two-run, two-out homer in the fifth to put the Braves ahead for good. The series continues tonight. Pregame at 6:05pm. First pitch at 6:40pm on AM1240 & 96.5FM.
Today High School Baseball Sectional Semifinal
Barron vs Spooner. Pregame at 9:45am. First pitch at 10am on 96.1FM
The winner of that game will play for the Sectional Championship later today with pregame coverage starting at about 3:45pm. First pitch at 4pm on 96.1FM.
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers lead the Stanley Cup Final 2-1 after routing the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 in Game 3. Brad Marchand and Sam Bennett scored again, Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe each got their first goal of the series. The defending champion Panthers got balanced production and steady goaltending, chased Edmonton’s Stuart Skinner and made their opponent come unglued between and after whistles. Game 4 is Thursday night at Florida.
Jaire Alexander has been released by the Green Bay Packers, ending a seven-year run in which he emerged as one of the NFL’s top cornerbacks before injuries limited his availability. The Packers announced the move a day before they open their mandatory minicamp. The decision is expected to clear about $17 million in cap space. Alexander’s future with the Packers had been the subject of much speculation throughout the offseason because of his hefty contract and recent injury history.