Cristopher Sánchez led the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants, striking out a career-high 12 batters over seven innings. Sánchez allowed three runs, with two earned, on four hits and one walk. He utilized changeups effectively, recording 11 strikeouts with that pitch out of his total 97 pitches thrown.
The Phillies surged early in the game, scoring five runs in the first inning, highlighted by key hits from Kyle Schwarber, Nick Castellanos, and Alec Bohm. Giants' pitcher Jordan Hicks struggled, giving up five runs on six hits and four walks in seven innings. Despite a late home run by the Giants' Tyler Fitzgerald, José Alvarado secured the win for the Phillies with his fourth save of the season. Philadelphia extended its home series winning streak, having not lost a series at home since July of the previous year. In the upcoming games, the Giants will face the Los Angeles Angels with Logan Webb starting, while the Phillies will take on the Miami Marlins with Zack Wheeler on the mound.