Phillies’ Christopher Sanchez Makes History In Most Recent Outing

Philadelphia Phillies’ Christopher Sanchez just made history in his most recent start. 

The left-hander twirled a brilliant seven stout innings while striking out nine Padres. San Diego’s offense hasn’t fully awakened yet, but it is still riddled with talent. Sanchez made them look like minor leaguers–and while he dominated, he made history. 

Sanchez Breaks Phillies Scoreless Innings Streak 

Sanchez has officially set a new standard in Philadelphia. After notching his last out, the hurler has thrown 44.2 straight scoreless innings. He passed the legendary Grover Cleveland Alexander for the new Philly record. 

If the season were to end today, Sanchez would be the clear frontrunner for the NL Cy Young. He currently sports a 1.53 ERA through his first 12 games started, and pairs it with great underlying numbers. 

He commands one of baseball’s best pitches in his changeup, and has kept up elite velocity on a bowling-ball sinker all season. 

MLB wasn’t shy to express its interest in Sachez’s remarkable feat. 

MLB World Reacts to Sanchez Making Phillies History 

Here’s what people are saying: 

MLB: “SEVEN shutout innings for Cristopher Sánchez! He extends his scoreless inning streak to 44.2.”

MLB: “Cristopher Sánchez extends his scoreless streak to 41.2 innings, passing Grover Cleveland Alexander’s 41 IP (1911) for a new @Phillies record!”

BetRivers Sportsbook: “IT’S A NEW PHILLIES RECORD! Cristopher Sánchez’s scoreless streak is now at 41.2 innings.”

John Clark: “Cristopher Sanchez has now gone 44.2 straight scoreless innings. 7th longest scoreless streak in baseball history. He has 5 straight starts in May going at least 7 scoreless innings.”

Coast to Coast Baseball: “Christopher Sanchez has thrown 44.2 consecutive scoreless as he builds HIS Phillies record Ohtani has 49 IP (less than 5 more than Cris’s run) and people are still talking about his run for CY This historic season leaves no doubt he’s the favorite for CY.”

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