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Shanks: Devastating pitcher injuries nothing new for Atlanta Braves

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Chris Sale broke a rib in the ninth inning against the Mets on Saturday .

Sale joins Reynaldo Lopez and AJ Smith-Shawver on the injured list.

Only eight pitchers have started 30 or more games in a season for the Braves in the first four full seasons in this decade .

Michael Soroka had a hamstring injury and then forearm inflammation.

Huascar Ynoa punched a pad in the dugout and broke his pitching hand.

Tucker Davidson had made three good starts ( 1.53 ERA ) and then developed forearm tightness, which ended his season.

The Braves have gone from Sale, Lopez, Schwellenbach , Strider, Holmes, Fuentes and Bryce Elder .

Sale's injury has created a need for more starting pitching.

The Braves have to worry how much they can get out of Elder for the rest of the season.

Maybe all of this will force Anthopoulos to get another starting pitcher before the July 31 trade deadline.

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