ATLANTA — Talk about catching up.
Atlanta’s Travis d’Arnaud hit his first three home runs of the season, including a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning, and the Braves beat the Texas Rangers 8-3 on Friday night for their fifth straight win.
Chris Sale (2-1) allowed three runs and five hits in seven innings in the interleague matchup of first-place teams and two of the past three World Series champions — and the 35-year-old left-hander had no interest in talking about his pitching.
He was happy to comment on the guy on the other end of his throws, though.
“To be honest, nobody cares,” Sale said. “We’re here to talk about one thing, and one thing only. Tonight was about Travis, and that was nothing short of electric.”