Phillies defeat Nationals 5-1 thanks to a full game hurl by Cristopher Sánchez.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – On Saturday night, the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Washington Nationals 5-1 behind the pitching of Cristopher Sánchez, who completed his second complete game of the season.
Sánchez gave up two hits while facing two hitters who were above the minimum. Alex Call’s solo home run to begin the fourth inning was the only blemish on his outing

Sánchez gave up two hits while facing two hitters who were above the minimum. Alex Call’s single home run to start the four games was the lone blemish on his outing.Since Statcast started collecting statistics in 2008, he has tied the record for the most ground ball outs in a single game by a Phillies pitcher with 15.

Sánchez (9-8) won his ninth game of the season despite dropping his previous five decisions. He struck out four batters and did not allow a walk.

The thinning.The pitching coaches of the Phillies, according to manager Rob Thomson, had noticed that Sanchez had been starting games from a lower arm slot ever since the All-Star break. This week during his bullpen session, they made a change, and the outcome was beneficial.

Via an interpreter, Sánchez declared, “I’m going to say that was 95% (of it), but it wasn’t only because of that.” “However, I want to thank the pitching coaches who noticed and informed me that you are slightly lowering your arm.” Let us endeavor to restore it to its proper location. We were able to achieve the outcomes we accomplished today because of it.Sánchez finished the game with just 99 pitches, demonstrating his extraordinary efficiency. On June 28, he played a shutout against Miami in his previous full game.

He became one of only two major league pitchers this season to throw two complete games, along with Max Fried of Atlanta and Kevin Gausman of Toronto.
It took two hours and six minutes to complete the game. At Citizens Bank Park, it was the fastest game of the season. Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto recognized early on that it might be a quick and profitable night with the way Sanchez was pitching.
Realmuto remarked, “I felt like we were out there for five minutes on defense after we got through three innings. “It happened really rapidly. He just kept banging away at the striking zone. He forced them to play with the ball early, and it’s difficult to get through that lineup. It’s amazing that he was able to pitch so late in the game with such a low pitch count.The Phillies, who now have the best record in baseball (73-50), won four games in a row and took over first place in the majors. On Sunday, they aim to sweep the Nationals in four games.

With the exception of Bryce Harper, every member of Philadelphia’s lineup recorded at least one hit. Nick Castellanos had two singles and an RBI, and Weston Wilson had two hits and a run scored.
The Phillies took advantage of Washington starter Mackenzie Gore (7-11) in the sixth inning, scoring four runs on five singles, after he had been difficult to read for the first five innings.

In the sixth inning, Philadelphia’s Alec Bohm, Realmuto, Edmundo Sosa, and Johan Rojas all got RBI singles.

Bohm took a walk in the fourth to increase his on-base streak to 34 games.