Chris Sale rolls into Angel Stadium at 9:38 PM tonight carrying a 0.75 ERA and the smug air of a man who’s been making hitters look like they’re swinging pool cues—meanwhile Jose Soriano counters with a perfect 0.00 ERA and a WHIP so stingy it could be a Venmo request for pocket change. The Braves’ staff is humming at a 1.82 ERA, nearly two runs stingier than the Angels’ 3.34, and L.A.’s lineup is batting a skeletal .204, so the home boys might need divine intervention—or at least a few of those 11 home runs to actually leave the yard.
Atlanta’s injury list reads like a VIP rope line—Strider, Hernandez, Murphy, Kim—while the Angels are day-to-day on Mike Trout and half their bullpen is cosplaying as bubble wrap, so both skippers are one awkward slide away from asking the Rally Monkey to grab a glove. Fire up ESPN Unlimited or MLB.TV, pick your poison, and come crow or crow-eating, tell us which side you’re on over at StreakChat.