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Phillies SP Cristopher Sanchez’s Kryptonite revealed amid historic scoreless streak
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The Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 3-0 on Wednesday to complete the sweep on the road. Phillies ace Cristopher Sanchez continued his historic scoreless streak , running the total to a ridiculous 44.2 innings. The Athletic's Matt Gelb found out one of Sanchez's weaknesses after the game, and it certainly isn't pitching.
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"Sánchez thanked his teammates for their support — in the good and the bad times. He thanked God. It was all so special, he said, and that was it. They had a bus to ride up the Pacific Coast. A brief speech. 'I didn't do a good job,' Sánchez later said. His teammates disagreed," Gelb reported.
Sanchez says he did not do a great job on his speech, one he was goaded into giving after the win. Even though he has the longest shutout streak in Phillies history, Sanchez says he has no reason to give a speech.
"This is a game; it's not only about me or about what I do on the mound. It's about our group. And I think it's really something special and beautiful to feel the support of the team as a whole," Sanchez said.
If Sanchez keeps going this way, he will have to give a much higher-pressure speech when he accepts the NL Cy Young award. Paul Skenes won the award last year unanimously , and Sanchez finished second. With Skenes putting together some brutal starts recently, Sanchez has firmly taken the pole position.
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The Phillies got off to a brutal start to the season, firing Rob Thomson after a 9-19 start. Since tabbing Don Mattingly as the bench boss, they are 20-8 and have peaked above .500. That is good enough for second place in the NL East, and they are just one game back from the final Wild Card spot. Since the manager change, the Phillies are 6-0 in Sanchez's starts.
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