One other sport, one other zero within the runs towards column for Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sanchez.
Sanchez was glorious within the Phillies 3-0 victory over the Padres. He fired seven shutout innings, permitting solely six hits whereas placing out 9 batters.
That efficiency pushed his scoreless streak to 44.2 innings, shattering the earlier report of 41 innings held by Pete Alexander in 1911.
That efficiency additionally moved Sanchez into choose firm in main league historical past. He joined Dodgers legend Orel Hershiser (September 1988) as the one pitchers to have a scoreless month the place they threw over 30 innings.
