What is the story about?
What
else is there to say about Cristopher Sánchez at this point? The streak may have ended at 50.2 innings, but he’s still the record holder for the longest streak as a left handed pitcher and is one of five pitchers ever to have a scoreless streak of at least 50 innings. We will likely never see something like this again in our lifetimes.
On to the links.
Phillies news:
- We finally have some more clarity on Aidan Miller’s injury, except that its bad news, as Miller will undergo a back procedure and will be out of action for roughly 6-8 weeks.
- As may have been expected, Cristopher Sánchez has been named NL pitcher of the month for the month of May, beating out Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski.
- The Phillies are winning despite their poor offense thanks to pitching and the efforts of their big three lefty hitters in Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, and Brandon Marsh. ($)
MLB News:
- Well, it looks like Nick Castellanos won’t be getting his chance for a revenge game after all, as it was announced he was designated for assignment yesterday by the Padres.
- The Yankees are holding their collective breath as Aaron Judge sees a specialist for a bone bruise in his rib that is causing discomfort in his shoulder.
- Tarik Skubal figures to be the biggest name bandied about trade rumors this summer. Here are 7 possible locations he could get dealt to. ($)
- I regret to inform you, but it looks like the Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki is putting it all together.
