Cristopher Sánchez has logged a career-high 177 innings in 2024, but as long as the All-Star lefty has command, manager Rob Thomson doesn’t expect to limit his innings Wednesday as the Philadelphia Phillies try to earn a series victory over the Chicago Cubs.
More important than trying to defeat the Cubs for the Phillies is trying to secure one of the two byes in the National League playoffs. If they win Wednesday and the Milwaukee Brewers lose to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Phillies will clinch that bye. They would still like to edge out the Los Angeles Dodgers for the No.