"I don't know," Sanchez said. "I don't know what I can say about it. I don't know what happened. I work hard between starts. I'm prepared, especially when I face a team that I know the players. I don't know."
He has pored over video trying to look for ways he might be tipping pitches, as has pitching coach Jeff Jones. He has tried to change pitch sequences to become less predictable. He has worked with catchers James McCann and Alex Avila on game plans. For much of the year, he has watched home runs send his game plan flying out of the park with them.