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Washington Nationals name Aníbal Sánchez Game 1 starter for NLCS matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals

Aníbal Sánchez put together a solid start, striking out nine of the 21 batters he faced in five innings of work against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLDS, a 10-4 loss in D.C. in which he received no decision. Sánchez gave up four hits, two walks, and one run while on the mound.

Sánchez tossed four scoreless to start, working out of jam in the first after a leadoff walk, a one-out single, and a two-out free pass loaded the bases, and the one run he allowed in the outing came on a home run by Max Muncy in the top of the fifth, before he was lifted for a pinch hitter in the home half of inning.