The Phillies turned to Sanchez over Taijuan Walker, who signed for $72 million in the offseason and has yet to pitch in the postseason.
PHOENIX — Cristopher Sanchez answered questions politely for nearly three minutes on Thursday night, shortly after theHow have you stayed sharp without starting a game in nearly a month? When was your last bullpen session? Feel good? Ready? Ever pitch on a stage like this? What does it mean to start a playoff game after starting the season in triple A?
That was it. The clubhouse soon closed to reporters and the Phillies filtered back to their hotel. It was a tough loss — the Phillies had one hit after the third inning, wasted stellar relief work by Jeff Hoffman and Jose Alvarado, and terrific defense by“We have to move on as quickly as possible,”said. “...We have all the confidence in our young guys to go out there and do their job. Sanchez is the same thing. I think he’s thrown the ball really well lately.
The Phillies turned to Sanchez over Taijuan Walker, who signed for $72 million in the offseason but has not pitched in any of the team’s nine postseason games. He could pitch Friday in relief. He slashed his walk-rate and used his sinker and change-up to register the fourth-highest ground-ball rate in the majors among all pitchers with at least 99 innings. And that is likely why the Phillies turned to Sanchez as the Diamondbacks’ offense had the fifth-highest ground-ball rate this season and posted roughly league-average production against change-ups.
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