That was just mean.
The Phillies welcomed the Minnesota Twins to town for alumni weekend with an absolute thrashing.
The theme of the evening was back-to-back everything (hereafter referred to as “B2B” in the interest of compendiousness).
It was feast or famine early for starter, Cristopher Sanchez. Four of the first six outs he recorded came via punch outs.
Cristopher Sánchez, Wicked Changeups. pic.twitter.com/iCNeVvudsU
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 11, 2023
But of the four hits he allowed in the first two innings, three went for extra bases including B2B home runs to Twins’ designated hitter, Jorge Polanco, and right fielder, Max Kepler.