{"id":2133,"date":"2026-07-06T22:13:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T22:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2133"},"modified":"2026-07-06T22:13:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T22:13:27","slug":"cristopher-sanchez-endures-the-worst-start-of-his-career-in-bid-to-be-all-star-starter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2133","title":{"rendered":"Cristopher S\u00e1nchez endures the worst start of his career in bid to be All-Star starter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><audio><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 Trea Turner crossed over second base, took a throw from Bryson Stott, and sidearmed the ball to first.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2131\">Tyson Foerster talks lucrative extension with the Flyers: \u2018It was a no-brainer for me\u2019<\/a><\/p><div><\/div><p>Double play, right?<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>More like double trouble.<\/p><div><\/div><p>Turner uncorked a sinker in the dirt and skipped by diving first baseman Bryce Harper. A run scored. An avalanche followed. Rather than escaping the first inning here Monday, Cristopher S\u00e1nchez got blitzed for six runs, the start of a 15-1 Phillies trouncing by the bottom-dwelling Royals.<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>In his second-to-last start before the All-Star break \u2014 with a chance to deliver a series win for the Phillies and a closing argument to be the National League\u2019s starting pitcher next week in his home ballpark \u2014 S\u00e1nchez endured the worst start of his career.<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>The ugly numbers:<\/p><div><\/div><div><ol><li><p>3\u2153 innings, his shortest (noninjury) start since April 23, 2024<\/p><\/li><li><p>nine runs, career-high<\/p><\/li><li><p>12 hits, tied for career-high<\/p><\/li><li><p>three homers, career-high<\/p><\/li><\/ol><\/div><div><\/div><p>S\u00e1nchez was repeatedly over the middle of the plate with his signature changeup. His sinker lacked its peak zip. Each of the homers \u2014 Luke Maile\u2019s three-run shot in the first inning and solos by Salvador Perez and Lane Thomas \u2014 came on changeups.<\/p><div><\/div><p>A half-dozen Royals hit against S\u00e1nchez were scorched at 100 mph or faster off the bat. S\u00e1nchez\u2019s ERA climbed from 2.00, second-best in the NL, to 2.62, seventh in the league.<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>Turner\u2019s error absolved none of that.<\/p><div><\/div><p>But it did change the game.<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>Instead of being back in the dugout after a scoreless inning, S\u00e1nchez gave up four consecutive hits: RBI singles from Nick Loftin and Starling Marte, an infield single by Tyler Tolbert, and Maile\u2019s homer, which sent center fielder Derek Hill crashing into the wall.<\/p><div><\/div><p>And with that, the rout was on.<\/p><div><\/div><div><div><blockquote><p>Luke Maile rips a 3-run homer and the @Royals have scored 6 in the inning! pic.twitter.com\/QbJTdNiftf<\/p>\u2014 MLB (@MLB) July 6, 2026<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><div><\/div><p>Kyle Schwarber got ejected by plate umpire Alan Porter after striking out in the sixth inning. Third-string catcher Garrett Stubbs pitched the eighth \u2014 and gave up the last two runs and four hits in the Royals\u2019 22-hit barrage. Don Mattingly emptied the bench in the middle innings, spring training-style.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2129\">Sixers officially announce Jaylen Brown trade and Anfernee Simons, Dean Wade signings<\/a><\/p><div><\/div><p>The Phillies dropped the series to the Royals, who have the second-worst record in a bad American League. They\u2019ve lost three of the last four games and five out of nine, with six games left before the All-Star break.<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>S\u00e1nchez will get one more start, Saturday in Detroit, to stake his claim as the first Phillies pitcher to start an All-Star Game since Roy Halladay in 2011. Either way, S\u00e1nchez expects to have upward of 20 friends and family in town for the game.<\/p><div><\/div><p>By then, maybe the nightmare of a Monday matinee in Kansas City will be long forgotten.<\/p><div><\/div><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" alt=\"The Inquirer logo\" class=\"wp-image-47\" src=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/faba80d67140212ba32240655442c529.png\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n        Watch the latest episode\n      <\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Dan Baker<\/strong> has been the Phillies&#8217; public-address announcer for 54 seasons, the longest active run and third-longest all-time. And on July 14, he will become the first PA announcer to work three All-Star games. He sat down with &#8220;Phillies Extra&#8221; to discuss his memories from 1976 and 1996 at Veterans Stadium, his favorite names to announce, and more. 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