Cristopher Sanchez Continues Historic Streak Despite Phillies Loss
Cristopher Sanchez makes Philadelphia Phillies history as his scoreless innings streak continues in his outing against the Cleveland Guardians.
Cristopher Sanchez is in the middle of one of the best stretches of his career and in Philadelphia Phillies history. The pitcher entered Friday night’s start against the Cleveland Guardians on a streak of 29. 2 scoreless innings.
The last time Sanchez gave up a run was on April 30th in the second inning during his start against the San Francisco Giants. The good news for Sanchez is that he continued that streak against the Guardians. The left-hander pitched 8.
0 innings without allowing a run, gave up four hits, issued two walks, and struck out six batters. His streak is now up to 37. 2 innings without allowing a run, which is the second-longest stretch in team history .
The longest stretch without giving up a run is currently 41 innings, held by pitcher Grover Cleveland back during the 1911 season. Ironically, Sanchez passed Cliff Lee (34 IP) on the list, who Philadelphia acquired from Cleveland during the 2011 season. “I'm truly proud of myself.