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Cristopher Sanchez looked like a Cy Young Award contender in his season debut. The Philadelphia Phillies ace will try to author a strong performance Wednesday afternoon when he faces the visiting Washington Nationals in the decisive contest of a three-game set.
Washington Nationals (3-2) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (2-3) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 1:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Cade Cavalli (0-0, 4.91 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, five strikeouts); Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (1-0,
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According to Marcus Hayes of The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Phillies are looking to trade a veteran player.
PHILADELPHIA — After Tanner Banks nearly frittered away starter Andrew Painter’s dazzling major-league debut in the sixth and seventh innings, Brad Keller and Jhoan Duran entered in the final two frames to lock down the rookie’s inaugural win in the bigs.
The Philadelphia Phillies tried to address their outfield problems this season by landing Adolis Garcia, and calling up their top prospect in Justin Crawford. However, none of these guys bring the star power the outfield needs.