{"id":663335,"date":"2026-04-04T20:05:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T20:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663335\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T20:05:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T20:05:50","slug":"cristopher-sanchez-bright-spot-for-the-phillies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663335\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristopher Sanchez: bright spot for the Phillies"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first week of the season was somewhat miserable for corners of the fanbase. It didn\u2019t help that they didn\u2019t win their opening series against the Rangers, losing it in quite bizarre fashion. Outside of a furious comeback against the Nationals on Wednesday afternoon, they almost lost the series to them as well, meaning people just weren\u2019t happy with the team.<\/p>\n

So, I posed a question about something positive people could find in the season\u2019s initial week of play. What was an optimistic thing people could grab on to. You responded.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s Cristopher Sanchez that you all are excited about and with good cause. He\u2019s turned himself into an Ace and showed as much during the first week of the season. Was his second start as great as the first? No, but that\u2019s what pitchers of his caliber do \u2013 they fight through a lack of stuff for a particular day and give their team a chance to pick them up.<\/p>\n

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