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Cristopher Sánchez labors in All-Star Game start

Cristopher Sánchez

PHI Starting Pitcher #61

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Cristopher Sánchez was charged with three runs over one inning on Tuesday in the MLB All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

Sánchez drew the starting assignment for the National League in front of his hometown fans and labored through a 34-pitch opening frame. He struck out Mike Trout with a devastating changeup before giving up a sharp single to center field to Yordan Alvarez and walking Shea Langeliers on four pitches. After coaxing a harmless ground out from Junior Caminero, he issued a free pass to Bobby Witt Jr. to load the bases. Cody Bellinger followed with a two-run single to center field and Ben Rice tacked on an RBI single before Sánchez escaped the inning by striking out Riley Greene. The 29-year-old southpaw put together a remarkable 50 2/3 scoreless innings streak and finished the first half with a 2.62 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 144/25 K/BB ratio across 127 1/3 innings. He’s lined up to face the Dodgers at home in his second-half debut next week.

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PHI Starting Pitcher #61

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Cristopher Sánchez threw six scoreless innings but didn’t pick up a decision versus the Cardinals on Tuesday.

Sánchez was outstanding. His offense was anything but, so it’s as hard-luck of a no-decision as you can have. The southpaw struck out seven and scattered four hits without issuing a walk, and his ERA on the season is now a healthy 2.54. Sánchez has allowed just two runs in three starts in the month of August, and he’ll try and keep it that way against the Marlins come Monday.
Cristopher Sánchez

PHI Starting Pitcher #61

Cristopher Sánchez picked up his 15th victory of the season on Thursday, limiting the Nationals to two runs on six hits across his five frames.

The 29-year-old southpaw punched out six batters on the evening while issuing a pair of walks. The Nationals scratched out a run against him in the second inning and Sánchez served up a solo shot to Andrew Pinckney in the third inning, but aside from that he was brilliant. He also wasn’t very economical, as it took him 98 pitches (56 strikes) to get 15 outs. Sánchez got 12 whiffs on the night, registering a CSW of 29 percent. He’ll carry his MLB-leading 15 victories and a minuscule 2.65 ERA into Tuesday’s tilt against the Cardinals in St. Louis.
Cristopher Sánchez

PHI Starting Pitcher #61

Cristopher Sánchez tossed six scoreless innings and got the win in the Phillies’ 5-0 victory over the Orioles on Saturday.

Sánchez gave up two hits, walked five and struck out 11. He improved to 14-4 with the win. Sánchez had his first scoreless outing since the end of June, a span of four starts. He lowered his ERA to 2.61. Sánchez is lined up to face the Nationals at home next Thursday.
Cristopher Sánchez

PHI Starting Pitcher #61

Cristopher Sánchez surrendered three runs in six innings Sunday in a victory over the Yankees.

The runs all came in the fifth, when the Yankees collected three hits despite not hitting a ball harder than 83 mph. Sánchez also helped the Yankees along with a walk, an errant pickoff throw to first and a wild pitch in the frame. However, he was excellent otherwise in winning for the league-leading 13th time this season. That matches his win total from 2025, when he finished as the NL Cy Young runnerup. He’ll next face the Orioles on Saturday.
Cristopher Sánchez

PHI Starting Pitcher #61

Cristopher Sánchez allowed three runs in 5 1/3 innings and got the win in the Phillies’ 10-7 victory over the Dodgers on Monday.

Sánchez gave up seven hits, walked none and struck out seven. He improved to 12-4 with the win. Sánchez bounced back from allowing three runs in the first inning of the All-Star Game to beat the Dodgers in his second-half debut. Sánchez will take his 2.71 ERA into his next start against the Yankees at home this weekend.
Cristopher Sánchez

PHI Starting Pitcher #61

Cristopher Sánchez will be the starting pitcher at the All-Star Game for the National League.

Sánchez will be opposed by Dylan Cease, who gets the nod for the American League squad. In 20 starts this year, Sánchez has forged a 2.62 ERA while whiffing 144 batters over 127 1/3 innings against 27 walks. The game taking place in Philadelphia likely helped his cause, but Sánchez has certainly pitched well enough to deserve this honor for the overwhelming majority of 2026.
Cristopher Sánchez

PHI Starting Pitcher #61

Cristopher Sánchez allowed two runs in seven innings and got the win in the Phillies’ 4-2 victory over the Tigers on Saturday.

Sánchez gave up 10 hits, walked one and struck out seven. He improved to 11-4 with the win. After allowing nine runs against the Royals earlier this week, Sánchez brought his A-game against the Tigers on Saturday. He allowed 10 hits, but consistently pitched out of trouble. Sánchez has a 2.62 ERA heading into the All-Star break.
Cristopher Sánchez

PHI Starting Pitcher #61

Cristopher Sánchez was torched for nine runs and 12 hits over 3 1/3 innings Monday in a loss to the Royals.

It’s hard not to wonder how much differently things would have gone if Trea Turner hadn’t botched an easy double play relay that would have resulted in Sánchez throwing 15 pitches in a scoreless first inning. He went on to give up six runs and throw 31 pitches in the frame. Still, as unfortunate as that was, it seemed pretty clear that Sánchez just didn’t have it today. He gave up three homers on his changeup, which is just nuts. It matches the number of homers he’d yielded on his previous 1,753 changeups since the beginning of 2025. Sánchez failed to last five innings for the first time since May 24, 2025 and gave up more than six runs for the first time since Aug. 2024. He’d never before surrendered three homers. The performance took his ERA from 2.00 to 2.62, dropping him from second to 10th on the MLB leaderboard. Sánchez is expected to make his next start Saturday against the Tigers.
Cristopher Sánchez

PHI Starting Pitcher #61

Cristopher Sánchez and Jhoan Duran were both named to the NL All-Star squad for the game in Philadelphia.

Joining them on the NL squad are starters Chase Burns, Max Meyer, Jacob Misiorowski, Eduardo Rodriguez, Chris Sale, Paul Skeens, Logan Webb and Yoshinobu Yamamoto and relievers Raisel Iglesias and Mason Miller. Shohei Ohtani might also be available, but it seems less likely that he’ll pitch after Friday’s biceps issue. Misiorowski is also expected to be scratched because he’s slated to start the Sunday before the game. That would make Sánchez the overwhelming favorite to start for the NL.
Cristopher Sánchez

PHI Starting Pitcher #61

Despite dealing with a blister, Cristopher Sánchez shut out the Pirates for seven innings and struck out nine on Tuesday.

Sánchez got checked out by the trainer in the second after he was seen wiping blood on his pants. Fortunately, though, the blister didn’t seem to be in a particularly bad spot. It might have somehow even helped his changeup, which he was throwing harder than usual. He used it 44 times tonight and got 15 of his 23 whiffs with the pitch. Sánchez moved to 10-3 with a 2.00 ERA. He’s still one win behind Aaron Ashby for the major league lead, but he is the first starter to double figures. He’ll likely face the Royals on Monday.

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Tigers recalled OF Trei Cruz from Triple-A Toledo.

Cruz had five hitless plate appearances for the Tigers in mid-June and will try to do better than that this time around as a replacement for James Outman.
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Tigers placed CF James Outman (concussion) on the 7-day injured list.

Often players take longer than seven days on the concussion injured list, so don’t expect an instant return for Outman. Outman had just six plate appearances in his last 12 appearances as he’d mostly been used as a defensive sub. He’s hit .172/.235/.318 this season.
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Kazuma Okamoto is starting at third base and hitting fifth in Thursday’s game against the Red Sox.

He’s been bothered by a knee contusion of late, missing games on Monday and Tuesday and DHing on Wednesday. It’s good news that he’s back at third base. He’ll take on Red Sox LHP Peyton Tolle today.
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Adley Rutschman

BOS Catcher #31
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Adley Rutschman is not in Boston’s starting lineup against the Blue Jays on Thursday.

Rutschman is 1-for-6 with three walks in his first two games with the Red Sox. Connor Wong will take over at catcher in a day-game-after-a-night-game scenario.
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Taylor Ward (quad tightness) is not in Seattle’s starting lineup against the Yankees on Thursday.

He’s reportedly available to play off the bench, but he won’t start against LHP Max Fried. With Cal Raleigh taking over at DH, Jhonny Pereda will get the start in Ward’s absence.
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Cole Young (illness) is not in Seattle’s starting lineup against the Yankees on Thursday.

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Agustín Ramírez is batting fifth in Miami’s starting lineup against the Pirates on Thursday.

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Munetaka Murakami is not in Chicago’s starting lineup against the Reds on Thursday.

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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Teoscar Hernández “hasn’t been to his standard, our standard,” versus right-handed pitchers.

Hernández has been pinch-hit for multiple times in the past two games and The Athletic’s Katie Woo believes he may sit against right-handed starters for Tommy Edman.
Hernández has hit .209/.258/.357 since returning from the injured list in late June.
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