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Cristopher Sánchez Draws High Praise After Opening Day Gem

“He was as good as advertised,” Schumaker said after Sánchez struck out 10 and allowed three hits over six scoreless innings in Philadelphia’s 5-3 win over Texas. The left-hander, fresh off a $104 million extension, never walked a batter and needed 87 pitches to finish his Opening Day gem in front of a raucous Citizens Bank Park crowd there.