Braves' Chris Sale becomes 2nd pitcher in MLB history with a day like this originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Chris Sale didn't mind pitching in a day game on Wednesday.

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Drake Baldwin drove in four runs with a pair of two-out hits, Chris Sale pitched one-hit ball over six innings and the Atlanta Braves wrapped up their season-opening homestand with a 5-1 victory over the struggling Athletics on Wednesday.

The Milwaukee Brewers made a shocking decision early this week when they opted to sign prospect Cooper Pratt to a massive eight-year deal worth just over $50 million. But the part of the deal that made a lot of fans scratch their heads is the fact that Pratt hasn't played in the big leagues yet. And it's unclear when he will make the jump.

MILWAUKEE — Home plate umpire C.B. Bucknor left the Tampa Bay Rays' game with the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday after a foul tip hit him in the face mask. The game was in the second inning when Tampa Bay's Nick Fortes swung at a 100-mph fastball from Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski and hit a ball that went backward and struck Bucknor.