Seattle — There were no promises made to Anibal Sanchez.
When he was summoned from Triple-A Toledo on Sunday, all he was told was he was getting the ball Monday night. Whatever happened beyond that was up to him.
That’s all the opening he needed. His five-inning effort in the 6-2 loss to the Mariners on Monday has earned Sanchez at least another start.
“Yeah, I would think so,” manager Brad Ausmus said, though he added the topic hadn’t yet been discussed with general manager Al Avila.
“He threw pretty well, really.