Braves ace Chris Sale slams baseball against his head after walking the bases loaded in wild scene

Generally, erstwhile players are annoyed with themselves, they instrumentality retired their frustrations connected thing else. Not Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale.

During the 4th inning of the Braves’ 6-2 nonaccomplishment to the Los Angeles Angels connected Monday nighttime astatine Angel Stadium, Sale pounded the shot disconnected his caput retired of anger.

Sale, 37, threw a slider good extracurricular the onslaught portion to Angels archetypal baseman Jeimer Candelario to locomotion the bases loaded with nary retired portion the crippled was tied 1-1. Braves catcher Drake Baldwin tossed the shot backmost to Sale, who caught with his bare manus alternatively of his glove, dropped the ball, picked it up and slammed it against his head.

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Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale reacts aft hitting Los Angeles Angels 3rd baseman Yoan Moncada with a transportation successful the 4th inning astatine Angel Stadium successful Anaheim, California, connected April 6, 2026. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Imagn Images)

Sale’s frustrations lone grew arsenic the inning grew longer. Angels catcher Logan O’Hoppe worked a locomotion 1 batter aft Candelario, forcing successful a tally to springiness the Angels a 2-1 lead.

The Angels rally continued 2 batters aboriginal erstwhile Sale deed designated hitter Yoan Moncada with a transportation to unit successful different run, making it 3-1. After drilling Moncada, Sale bent over, putting his hands connected his knees, earlier walking down the pitcher’s mound to prime up the rosin bag, lone to spike it into the ground.

The nine-time All-Star pitcher’s nightmare of a 4th inning continued erstwhile helium induced a anemic crushed shot from halfway fielder Bryce Teodosio, but it was perfectly placed betwixt shortstop Mauricio Dubon and 3rd baseman Austin Riley.

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Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale pitches during the 2nd inning against the Los Angeles Angels successful Anaheim, California, connected April 6, 2026. (Caroline Brehman/AP Photo)

Dubon did good by diving to support the shot successful the infield, but different tally scored, giving the Angels a 4-1 lead.  

Sale escaped the 4th inning without further harm but allowed a two-run location tally successful the 5th inning to Jo Adell, giving the Angels a 6-1 lead.

The two-time Cy Young victor was removed from the crippled afterward. Sale pitched 4 innings, allowing six runs connected 5 hits, 2 walks, and striking retired seven.

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Atlanta Braves starter Chris Sale reacts aft hitting Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Yoan Moncada with a transportation during the 4th inning of a shot crippled successful Anaheim, California, connected April 6, 2026. (Caroline Brehman/AP Photo)

Sale came into the crippled with a bully way grounds against the Angels. In 11 games helium had an 8-0 grounds with a 1.24 ERA, but had nary specified occurrence connected Monday.

In 3 starts this season, Sale is 2-1 with a 3.94 ERA successful 16 innings pitched.

The Braves (6-5) volition look to bounce backmost erstwhile they play the Angels (6-5) successful the 2nd crippled of their three-game bid connected Tuesday astatine 9:38 p.m. ET.

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