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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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Cristopher Sánchez

PHI Starting Pitcher #61

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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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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters they haven’t decided whether Shohei Ohtani will pitch in next month’s All-Star Game.

It’s going to be a tough decision for the National League skipper since Brewers flamethrower Jacob Misiorowski and Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez both are deserving candidates to start the Midsummer Classic. There’s no scenario where Ohtani will be able to pitch in relief since he’s in the lineup at DH and won’t be able to warm up during the game. Simply put, Ohtani is either going to start the game or not pitch at all. There might not be a decision either way for a couple weeks.
Cristopher Sánchez

PHI Starting Pitcher #61

Cristopher Sánchez was roughed up in a no-decision against the Nationals on Thursday evening, giving up five runs on seven hits across his five frames.

The star southpaw struck out six batters on the night while issuing one free pass. He served up a solo homer to Curtis Mead that ignited a four-run uprising in the first inning for the Nationals. They also scratched out a run in the third before Sánchez settled in. He got 17 swings and misses on 92 pitches in the game — eight on his devastating changeup — while posting a CSW of 28 percent. He’ll try to get back in the win column as he totes a 2.13 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and a 127/21 K/BB ratio (110 innings) into Tuesday’s showdown against the Pirates.
Cristopher Sánchez

PHI Starting Pitcher #61

Cristopher Sánchez allowed one run in six innings and got the win in the Phillies’ 15-3 victory over the Mets on Saturday.

Sánchez gave up five hits, walked one and struck out five. He improved to 9-3 with the win. Sánchez is an ace pitcher headed to another All-Star game this summer, but was just a footnote in the Phillies’ 15-3 win over the Mets. He cruised through six innings, allowing one run. Sánchez has a 1.80 ERA. He’ll face the Nationals on the road next weekend.
Cristopher Sánchez

PHI Starting Pitcher #61

Cristopher Sánchez surrendered four runs in 5 2/3 innings in a loss to the Brewers on Sunday.

It’s the first time that Sánchez has allowed more than two runs since April 23. The normally-dominant left-hander gave up a solo homer to Jackson Chourio, and a three-run shot to Blake Perkins. It’s a disappointing effort, but Sánchez has been far too good in 2026 to have any real concerns based on one bad effort against a good baseball team. It’s likely he’ll rebound against the Mets next weekend.
Cristopher Sánchez

PHI Starting Pitcher #61

Cristopher Sánchez recorded 10 strikeouts and allowed two runs over seven innings on Monday in a win over the Blue Jays.

Sánchez authored another masterful performance, notching his fourth double-digit strikeout effort, while limiting Toronto’s lineup to just five baserunners over seven frames. He gave up only four hits, including a fifth-inning solo shot to Ernie Clement, which was just the fourth round-tripper he’s allowed this entire season. The 29-year-old southpaw continues to bolster his NL Cy Young Award case after putting together a remarkable 50 2/3 scoreless innings streak earlier this month. He’ll face a tough challenge his next time out with a road matchup against the Brewers on Sunday.

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Christian Walker left Saturday’s game against the Orioles with an apparent injury.

Walker comes out shortly after Jeremy Peña with an apparent right leg injury against the O’s. Walker appeared to hurt himself on a swing attempt, and wasn’t able to continue after grabbing at his right side. There should be updates on both players shortly.
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Nico Hoerner

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Nico Hoerner singled four times and knocked in a run Saturday in the Cubs’ 6-2 takedown of the Twins.

Surprisingly, it’s his first four-hit game since Apr. 16, 2024. Hoerner, one of the league’s coldest hitters the last couple of months, has six hits in the first two games of the second half. He was 5-for-36 previously this month.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Matthew Boyd

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Matthew Boyd limited the Twins to one run and three hits over six innings in a victory Saturday.

The damage came on Kody Clemens’ solo shot in the second. Boyd allowed only two other hits and struck out four. He’s 4-0 with a 2.57 ERA in five starts since returning from a knee injury last month. He’ll pitch on the road in Pittsburgh next time out.
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Jacob Webb

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Despite giving up three hits, Jacob Webb pitched a scoreless ninth to finish off the Cubs’ 6-2 win over the Twins on Saturday.

He got a lot of help. With two on and none out, Brooks Lee drove a ball to right center that Pete Crow-Armstrong came up just shy of making a sliding catch on. The ball then deflected off his glove, bouncing about 15 away from him. In spite of that, Josh Bell was in no position to score from second and wound up getting thrown out heading back to third after a throw home. Lee was trying to go second, but with Victor Caratini correctly reading the situation in front of him and staying put there, Lee gave up on the play entirely for a few seconds and was thrown out returning to first, resulting in a double play. It was all pretty embarrassing for the Twins, but it worked out for Webb, who lowered his ERA to 2.98. He’s the current favorite for saves in Chicago with Daniel Palencia out.
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Taj Bradley yielded five runs in five innings Saturday in a loss to the Cubs.

Bradley surrendered a solo homer in the first, two runs on a single, a walk and a double in the second and two more runs on two walks, a single and a double in the third. If not for the free baserunners, it would have been a fine outing. As is, he took his first loss since June 9. Bradley fanned six. He’s 12th in the majors with 124 strikeouts but also tied for 14th with 43 walks. He’ll take a 3.85 ERA into his next start in Cleveland.
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Kody Clemens delivered two solo shots to provide both Twins runs in Saturday’s loss to the Cubs.

Both homers came off lefties, which was pretty impressive. Usually a platoon guy, he had just four career homers in 225 plate appearances against southpaws before taking Matthew Boyd and Caleb Thielbar deep today. Clemens has 12 homers and 30 RBI in his last 35 games. He totaled six homers and 18 RBI in 50 games previously.
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Nathan Eovaldi (illness) is likely to pitch Sunday’s game against Atlanta.

Eovaldi is “feeling significantly better” after dealing with illness Friday. The 36-year-old should be good to go for that series finale, but fantasy managers should be prepared just in case, if possible.
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Saturday’s game between the Yankees and Dodgers has been postponed due to inclement weather.

Because of the forecasted rain, the two clubs won’t take a chance of getting the game in. Instead, the two teams will play a doubleheader Sunday, beginning at 12:35 P.M. ET. Emmett Sheehan and Ryan Weathers — no pun intended — were the scheduled starters for Saturday’s game, and likely will pitch at some point Sunday in the twin billing.
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Jeremy Peña

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Jeremy Peña exited Saturday’s game against the Orioles with an apparent injury.

It appears to be a right leg injury for Peña. The shortstop has been replaced by Nick Allen at shortstop. It’s likely that Peña will undergo further testing to determine the severity of the issue, but either way, further updates should be available shortly.
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BAL Starting Pitcher #38
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Orioles signed RHP Kyle Bradish to a five-year, $90 million contract extension.

Bradish hasn’t had his best season — in fact it’s been his worst by ERA at 3.61 since his rookie campaign — but it’s certainly understandable why Baltimore would want to wrap the 29-year-old up at a rate that makes sense for both parties. For his career, he owns a The right-hander will pitch at or near the top of the Baltimore rotation for the remainder of the decade, barring a trade, of course. He owns a career 3.50 ERA, 9.4 K/9 and 1.20 WHIP over his 465 career innings.
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