Aaron Sanchez facing the San Francisco Giants he pitched for in 2021 in his first start of ‘22 with the Washington Nationals wasn’t planned, but it worked out that way for the 29-year-old pitcher, as manager Davey Martinez explained before the right-hander debuted with the Nats, after signing this past March and starting the year at Triple-A Rochester.
“It was just strictly the way it lined up, one,” Martinez said, “and also two, I feel like he is a good matchup against that team, and like I said, he’s been throwing the ball well, and he was up — the last time out he threw five innings, 72 pitches, he’s been stretched out to 90 pitches, so there’s no limitation today on what he can do, so we’ll see how the game goes.