{"id":485484,"date":"2025-10-03T19:10:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T23:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/cristopher-sanchez-will-be-the-game-1-starter-for-the-phillies-in-the-division-series\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T19:10:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T23:10:58","slug":"cristopher-sanchez-will-be-the-game-1-starter-for-the-phillies-in-the-division-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/cristopher-sanchez-will-be-the-game-1-starter-for-the-phillies-in-the-division-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristopher S\u00e1nchez will be the Game 1 starter for the Phillies in the Division Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<strong>Philadelphia, USA<\/strong> The Philadelphia Phillies confirmed this Friday that Dominican pitcher <strong>Cristopher S\u00e1nchez<\/strong> will be in charge of opening <strong>Game 1 of the National League Division Series<\/strong> against the Los Angeles Dodgers, a match that will be played on Saturday at <strong>Citizens Bank Park<\/strong>.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/definidos-los-enfrentamientos-de-las-series-divisionales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Divisional Series matchups defined<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe decision comes after the ace of the rotation, <strong>Zack Wheeler<\/strong>, was sidelined due to injury, which paves the way for S\u00e1nchez in the role of maximum responsibility.\n\nAt <strong>28 years old<\/strong>, the Dominican left-hander is going through the best moment of his career, establishing himself as one of the most dominant arms in the National League. In the 2025 regular season, S\u00e1nchez finished <strong>second in innings pitched (202), third in ERA (2.50), fourth in WHIP (1.06), and fifth in strikeouts (212)<\/strong>, statistics that placed him as a strong candidate for the <strong>Cy Young<\/strong> award.\n\nHis rise has been meteoric: after debuting as a reliever and then establishing himself in the rotation, in 2024 he was called to his first <strong>All-Star Game<\/strong>, and a year later, he takes on the role of pitching leader in the postseason.\n\nThe matchup against the Dodgers promises to be a <strong>clash of titans in the National League<\/strong>, with the Phillies looking to take advantage of home field and the good form of their Dominican starting pitcher to take the lead in the series.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>L Philadelphia, USA The Philadelphia Phillies confirmed this Friday that Dominican pitcher Cristopher S\u00e1nchez will be in charge of opening Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, a match that will be played on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park. 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