Sale Skips Twins Start, Holmes Gets Thursday Ball
Atlanta shuffles its rotation so Grant Holmes faces Minnesota on Thursday while Chris Sale slides to Friday's series opener against Milwaukee.
The Braves have adjusted their pitching rotation, removing Chris Sale from his scheduled Wednesday or Thursday start against the Minnesota Twins. Grant Holmes will take the mound Thursday in his place. Sale is now slotted to start Friday against the Milwaukee Brewers. The reason for the rotation shift was not specified in the report.
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