The Atlanta Braves left-hander is the only legendary Seattle Mariners player in baseball history

The Atlanta Braves rolled up another solid win on Wednesday night, beating the San Francisco Giants 3-1. With the win, the Braves are now 47-37 on the season. San Francisco fell to 42-45 on the year with the loss.

On the mound, left-hander Chris Sale continued his hot streak this season. The Braves lefty pitched 6.0 innings, striking out nine and allowing just one run. He’s now 11-3 this year with a 2.71 ERA. In his first healthy season since 2018, he was a difference-maker for Atlanta as it tries to overcome the loss of ace Spencer Strider.

According to ESPN’s Paul Hembokides, Sale is also chasing a historic baseball title currently held by Seattle Mariners legend Randy Johnson.

Chris Sale is averaging 7.9 strikeouts per start over his career, second most in MLB history.

Behind only Randy Johnson (8.0).

Sale, 35, is 131-83 in his career with a 3.08 ERA. He is in his 14th year with the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and Braves. He did not pitch in the 2020 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery and has barely pitched in 2021 or 2022.

As for Johnson, he is one of the best pitchers in baseball history.

He pitched for 22 seasons with the Montreal Expos, Mariners, Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants and Yankees.

With the Mariners, he led the American League in shutouts in 1994 (4) and in complete games (9) that same year. He led the American League in earned run average (ERA) with a 2.48 average in 1995, a year in which he went 18-2 on the mound and led the Mariners to the playoffs.

Additionally, he led baseball in strikeouts every year from 1993 to 1995. He was a four-time All-Star with the Mariners who also won the Cy Young Award in 1995. He won 303 games overall.

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