Braves vs. Twins: Chris Sale's Impact at Target Field
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00:00Let's take Target with the Minnesota Twins, they're at home taking on the Braves from
00:08Target Field.
00:09And for the Braves, they've been playing some strong baseball.
00:12The Twins, they're still right in the mix here, but have had the skids whilst playing
00:16at home.
00:17It's the Braves at minus one, minus 142 there, no surprises here, Donnie.
00:23It's Chris Sale toeing the slab for the Braves, a 1-0-2 whip.
00:27He knows how to keep that production down.
00:31You know Chris Sale's been a good pitcher this entire season.
00:34We probably think between him and, let's just say, Zach Wheeler coming down the stretch
00:37to win that Cy Young.
00:38So if I told you dubs on this card, I got 24 pitchers rated over the past 60 days with
00:43at least 20 innings pitched.
00:45You know who's number one on the card today?
00:47It's not a surprise, it's Chris Sale.
00:49Over the past 60 days, he has 54 innings pitched.
00:51How about an ERA of 2.33?
00:53How about an XFIP number, 2.56?
00:56He has been absolutely fantastic.
00:5778 degree temperatures in Minnesota today, wind blowing in around six miles per hour,
01:02but that's not the focus.
01:03I expect a big performance out of Chris Sale, but how about if I told you by the guy, name
01:07of David Festa, that is on the mound today?
01:10You look at that number and say, on the season, hasn't looked really great in totality, but
01:15his last 30 days, take a look at this, a 134 ISO against and a weighted on base percentage
01:21of 282.
01:22Once again, getting back to the pitching charts today, 24 pitchers rated on the card today.
01:27I told you Sale was number one.
01:29Do you know who number three is?
01:31That's David Festa.
01:32His ERA, yes, it is high at 4.60, but his analytical numbers coming in like the XFIP
01:37at a 3.24, he should be able to hang around.
01:40Now, am I picking Minnesota to beat Chris Sale?
01:42No, I'm not at this point, but I would be surprised, to be honest.
01:46If we get more than eight runs in this game, dubs, I'll take the under in this one.