Aníbal Sánchez had a 17-outing unbeaten streak, (over which he was 8-0 with a 3.16 ERA, 28 walks, 77 Ks, and a .225/.286/.356 in 94 IP), snapped in his last start, when he gave up eight hits (three home runs) and seven earned runs in five innings of work in an 8-4 loss to the NY Mets.
“When you’ve got that kind of lineup that you face, you’ve got to execute the pitches and make it happen,” Sanchez told reporters, as quoted by MASN’s Mark Zuckerman after the loss.
“Today, the ball was a little bit high and they took advantage of that.