Aníbal Sánchez was winless in seven starts heading into Friday night’s outing against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Chavez Ravine. Sánchez was (0-5), with a 5.15 ERA, a 4.39 FIP, 22 walks, 36 Ks, and .258/.351/.430 line against in 36 2⁄3 innings pitched in the first season of the 2-year/$19M contract he signed with Washington this past winter.
Sánchez gave up two runs (both unearned) in the first inning of his last outing before the second of four with the Dodgers, then settled in with 3 2⁄3 scoreless, before he was lifted, having thrown 108 pitches total in a relatively brief outing against Philadelphia’s Phillies in Citizens Bank Park.