Phillies' Cristopher Sánchez's historic scoreless innings streak ends vs. San Diego Padres
Cristopher Sánchez's historic scoreless innings streak ended Wednesday night vs. the San Diego Padres in the top of the seventh inning.
The Philadelphia Phillies left-handed pitcher allowed a run when Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill hit a single that scored first baseman Ty France.
Sánchez went 50 2/3 innings without allowing a run, which is the fifth-longest streak in MLB history. He only trails Orel Hershiser, Don Drysdale, Walter Johnson and Jack Coombs on the all-time list, which dates back to 1893 when the mound moved to its current distance.
Sánchez received a large ovation from Phillies fans after allowing his first run in more than a month.
In Wednesday night's game, Sánchez passed Carl Hubbell, Zack Greinke and Bob Gibson on the all-time longest scoreless innings list.
After the first inning, Sánchez extended his scoreless innings streak to 45 2/3 innings. That's the longest streak by a left-handed pitcher in MLB history.
Sánchez went seven innings against the Padres in Wednesday's 3-2 win. He had eight strikeouts, allowing four hits and one run.
Last week, Sánchez broke Grover Cleveland Alexander's 115-year-old Phillies record when he reached 44 2/3 innings without giving up a run.
Sánchez's scoreless streak began on April 30 vs. the San Francisco Giants. He was named National League Pitcher of the Month for May. He went 4-0 with a 0.00 ERA and allowed 25 hits and three walks. He recorded 45 strikeouts, a 0.72 WHIP and held opponents to a .181 batting average.
