Sale silences Los Angeles!

This is The Sports Reset for Friday August 28th

In MLB, the Atlanta Braves edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 1 to 0. Chris Sale struck out 11, allowed five hits, walked nobody and finished his first complete game since 2019, while Drake Baldwin’s leadoff homer supplied the only run. The sweep gave the NL East leaders five wins in six meetings with the NL West leaders. The Houston Astros also beat the New York Yankees 5 to 1 to take their series in the Bronx. In the WNBA, the Golden State Valkyries held the New York Liberty to a season-low point total in a 79 to 60 win. Cecilia Zandalasini scored 20, Veronica Burton handed out a season-high 13 assists, and Golden State finished a three-game season sweep of New York. In the NFL preseason, the Buffalo Bills slipped past the Pittsburgh Steelers 28 to 27 when Ian Wheeler scored with 1:06 left and Shane Buechele found Dante Pettis for the go-ahead two-point conversion.

Looking ahead, the PGA Tour Championship resumes with Min Woo Lee at 8-under after a bogey-free 62 in his East Lake debut. The round matched his career low and left him two shots ahead of Viktor Hovland and Collin Morikawa in the final FedEx Cup event. In MLB, the Boston Red Sox visit the New York Yankees with only two games separating the rivals, while Los Angeles Dodgers newcomer Tarik Skubal returns to Detroit to face the Tigers. In the WNBA, the Connecticut Sun meet the Indiana Fever after Caitlin Clark delivered 37 points and 10 assists in her previous outing. The NFL preseason closes with the Washington Commanders at the Baltimore Ravens, the New York Giants against the New York Jets, and the Seattle Seahawks at the Kansas City Chiefs. On the LPGA Tour, Sei Young Kim begins the FM Championship’s second round at 8-under, one shot clear of Miyu Yamashita and Emily Kristine Pedersen. The US Open first round starts Sunday, with Carlos Alcaraz returning from a wrist injury to defend his title. Beyond the scoreboard, Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was charged Thursday with misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal damage to property, and the NFL’s review remains open.