Santo Domingo. – Dominican pitcher Cristopher Sánchez, of the Philadelphia Phillies, was chosen as the National League Pitcher of the Month for May, thanks to an outstanding performance that solidified his place among the best starting pitchers in Major League Baseball during the last month of competition.
The announcement was made this Wednesday by MLB Network, highlighting the impressive performance of the left-hander native to La Romana, who secured the second recognition of this type in his career, after having obtained the distinction for the first time in June 2024.
During May, Sánchez recorded a 4-0 record and an extraordinary 0.00 ERA in five starts, pitching 39 innings without allowing earned runs. Additionally, he allowed just 25 hits, issued only three walks, and struck out 45 batters, leaving a 0.72 WHIP and limiting the opposition to a .181 batting average.
The Dominican led the Major Leagues in ERA during the month and placed among the leaders in strikeouts, innings pitched, and WHIP. Likewise, he was one of the few pitchers to complete a shutout during May.
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Sánchez also continues to write historic pages with the Phillies, by setting a streak of 44.2 consecutive innings without allowing runs, the longest in franchise history, surpassing the mark set by Grover Alexander in 1911.
The impressive streak also represents the seventh-longest scoreless innings streak in the Live Ball Era, joining historic names such as Orel Hershiser, Don Drysdale, Bob Gibson, and Zack Greinke.
The Dominican pitcher worked at least seven innings in each of his five starts of the month, becoming just the sixth pitcher since 1901 to achieve five consecutive outings of seven or more innings without allowing any runs.
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Currently, Cristopher Sánchez leads all of Major League Baseball with a 1.47 ERA and continues to strengthen his candidacy for the National League Cy Young Award, after finishing as the runner-up in the 2025 voting.
With this performance, the left-hander reaffirms his status as one of the top Dominican figures in Major League Baseball and a fundamental piece in the Philadelphia Phillies’ aspirations during the 2026 season.
