Braves' Chris Sale ejected before game sees first pitch for yelling at umpire over Saturday balk call

Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale was ejected before Sunday’s game at Yankee Stadium after yelling at umpire Dan Merzel about a balk call from the previous night. The balk, which was Sale’s third career call of its kind, allowed a run to score in Saturday’s 5-4 loss to the Yankees. Despite the early ejection, the Braves went on to win Sunday’s game in extra innings.

• Chris Sale was ejected before Sunday’s game between the Braves and Yankees.
• Sale was upset about a balk call made against him on Saturday night.
• He confronted umpire Dan Merzel before the game started, leading to his ejection.
• The balk call on Saturday was only the third of Sale’s career.
• The run scored due to the balk proved costly in Saturday’s 5-4 Yankees victory.
• Braves manager Walt Weiss was also ejected from Saturday’s game.
• The Braves won Sunday’s game 2-1 in extra innings.