In three starts after coming off a stint on the Injured List for a left hamstring issue before Sunday’s matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Aníbal Sánchez was (2-0) with a 1.04 ERA, three walks, 15 Ks, and a stingy .153/.194/.254 line against in 17 1⁄3 innings pitched.
Sánchez, 35, was winless in his first nine outings, with a 5.10 ERA and a .263/.353/.463 line against in 42 1⁄3 IP to start the season, but the trip to the IL, Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo told 106.