Sale Shuts Down Dodgers with 11 Ks Complete Game

Chris Sale showcased his elite pitching skills with 11 strikeouts in a complete-game shutout against the Dodgers. The Braves' ace limited the potent Dodgers offense to just three hits while securing the victory.

Sale's performance highlights his return to form, providing a crucial boost to the Braves' pitching rotation as they continue their season campaign.

Klint Kubiak still doesn't name a starting quarterback for Week 1

The Raiders' preseason has ended. Both Kirk Cousins and Fernando Mendoza played in the finale, against the 49ers. tbzikra.org

After the game, coach Klint Kubiak still didn't name a starting quarterback.

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The audio was dead for the first couple of questions during Kubiak's postgame press conference. Apparently, one of them dealt with the QB1 issue. Via Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Kubiak said he's not ready to name a starter for the Week 1 game at Miami.

In the portion of the press conference for which the sound was on, Kubiak arguably spoke about Mendoza as a player who may not be spending extensive time practicing or playing moving forward.

"He needs another three preseason games," Kubiak said. "You know, all those rookies do. And now that the season's starting, you know, the practice reps get smaller, and that's just life. But, us as coaches, we gotta get them ready to play, keep developing them."

Later, Kubiak said regarding Mendoza, "We got him plenty of time, and I'm happy where he's at, but we just got to keep pushing him to be better."

Regardless, Kubiak hasn't named a starter. And the first real game is only 17 days away.

Justin Herbert loses fumble, tosses a 65-yard TD in his two drives

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He will like one of Justin Herbert's two drives.

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The starting quarterback played only three plays last week against the 49ers, and the Chargers went three-and-out as Herbert went 1-of-2 for 9 yards. He opened Thursday's game against the Rams with a lost fumble on the second play as the ball slipped out of his hands.

Herbert stayed in for one more series, which was only two plays, as he connected with Quentin Johnston for a 65-yard touchdown.

Herbert's final numbers were 2-of-3 for 74 yards and a touchdown.

Trey Lance replaced Herbert on the first play of the second quarter.

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Sale Shuts Down Dodgers with 11 Ks Complete Game