All season we've been hearing about Cristopher Sánchez and how he has become a legitimate ace for the Philadelphia Phillies. And we've been watching it with our own eyes as the left-hander has taken over the mantle from Zack Wheeler, for the time being at least, and put together a Cy Young worthy campaign.
On Saturday, we saw the apex of Sánchez's ascent as he dominated the Los Angeles Dodgers for much of Game 1 of the NLDS. He cruised through five innings before running into trouble with two outs in the sixth inning.