Sometimes, it only takes two. Well, three.
Cristopher Sánchez and Kyle Schwarber were those two for the Phillies in a series-securing win over the Marlins on Thursday night in Miami. The former dealt for eight innings of one-run ball, keeping a dormant Phillies offense alive long enough for Kyle Schwarber to provide the big blow in the eighth inning.
Sánchez was a notch from dominant against the Marlins, surrendering five hits in eight innings and walking none. He struck out just four but allowed just one run — and it didn’t come easy. Sánchez nearly pitched around a leadoff double in the fifth before Nick Fortes came through with a three-foot, swinging-bunt RBI single.