ST. LOUIS | Mike Rizzo, the Washington Nationals general manager, rarely talks to the media on the record after games.
But he was surrounded by national reporters here late Friday night and was more than happy to discuss a historic outing by veteran pitcher Anibal Sanchez.
The right-hander from Venezuela did not allow a hit until two outs in the eighth inning and lefty reliever Sean Doolittle came on to get the last four outs as the Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.
“When he’s on, he is carving people up and hitting corners,” Rizzo said of Sanchez, who gave uo one hit and one walk with five strikeouts in 8 2/3 innings.