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Aníbal Sánchez solid in San Diego; contributing to Washington Nationals’ cause any way he can

Aníbal Sánchez, according to his manager, has been frustrated by the results in his 16th season in the majors. But as Davey Martinez explained it, the 38-year-old veteran missed time this spring with a cervical nerve impingement in his neck after impressing in Spring Training in West Palm Beach, FL, after taking the 2021 campaign off, so he just needed a little time to get back up to speed.

Sánchez missed the first two and a half months of the season rehabbing from the issue in his neck, and he took the mound Thursday night in San Diego (0-5) on the year, with a 7.