Chris Sale made baseball history on Thursday with his last pitch of the night. The Atlanta Braves ace fanned the Philadelphia Phillies' Edmundo Sosa to end the sixth inning, the 2,500th strikeout of Sale's career.

Chris Sale became the fastest pitcher to reach 2,500 strikeouts, pitched six scoreless innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 on Thursday night to split a doubleheader

Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale became the fastest in Major League Baseball history to reach 2,500 strikeouts in the team's win over the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday.

The Atlanta Braves continue to deal with issues to important parts of their starting rotation, though the depth has kept them afloat to this point. The latest casualty is AJ Smith-Shawver, who left his Thursday afternoon start early due to what manager Brian Snitker described as a "pop" in his elbow.

Braves rookie right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver will miss the remainder of this season and likely most of next due to a torn UCL in his pitching elbow.