One more win will gain the Phillies a wild-card spot. Cristopher Sánchez's 10-strikeout gem got them one step closer.
posted a 5-2 win over the New York Mets on Sunday and reduced their magic number to one to clinch a postseason berth.dark clouds loomed, but Mother Nature allowed the Phillies and the Mets to play nine innings at Citizens Bank Park. Cristopher Sánchez threw a gem, matching his career high with 10 strikeouts through seven innings. Sánchez did not allow a hit until the fifth inning as the Phillies swept the four-game series.
Against the Mets, Sánchez made only one major mistake, when Ronny Mauricio got a hold of his changeup in the sixth and sent it over the left-field wall for a two-run homer.“From the first day I saw him, however many years ago, four years ago, he was high velocity, couldn’t throw any strikes,” manager Rob Thomson said. “And now he’s a pitcher. With one of the best changeups in the game.
“Once I hear my name and just hearing the crowd, I think [the nerves] went away at that point,” Kerkering said. Added Thomson: “The only thing with guys coming up here is how they’re going to handle this environment. How they’re going to handle the third deck, 40,000 people in the stands. The passion of the city. And he looked like he wasn’t even sweating out there.”
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