15-1 loss<\/a> to the Kansas City Royals.<\/p>\nAsked after the game if he could pinpoint something that led to the bad outing, the 29-year-old left-hander was lost for a cause.<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing really,\u201d he said through an interpreter. \u201cI mean, it\u2019s just a game. As I learn from the good things that we have on the field, and the things when we perform well, the same thing when I don\u2019t perform. I just try to learn from it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sanchez, whose previous worst outing for earned runs allowed was seven against the Cubs in April, gave up three of the Royals\u2019 four home runs \u2014 all on his changeup, one of his signature pitches. Again, he had no answer as to why.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t really know,\u201d he said. \u201cMaybe it wasn\u2019t doing as it always does. You gotta get credit to them, because they got me today, They made me pay, and you just have to keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n
S\u00e1nchez was not helped by his defense. With the Phillies leading 1-0 in the bottom of the first, S\u00e1nchez faced runners on first and third with one out. Jac Caglianone hit a grounder to second for a force at the base, but shortstop Trea Turner\u2019s relay throw to first was wild, allowing Bobby Witt Jr. to score the tying run. The Royals went on to score five more runs in the first, and the rout was on.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve got to make (that play),\u201d Turner said. \u201cWho knows how that game ends up. (If) he gets out of it clean, and then gets on a roll, who knows how it turns out. That was a game-changer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Phillies manager Don Mattingly agreed that the first inning impacted the whole game. But, it wasn\u2019t the only issue for the Phillies, who lost two of three to the AL Central\u2019s last-place Royals.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know you can\u2019t assume a double play, but with Trea, you would think it\u2019s a double play,\u201d the manager said. \u201cYou gotta make that throw.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut after that, we didn\u2019t really stop them either. And we had some chances. In the first couple innings, we get the bases loaded twice, (and) we don\u2019t score. We end up leaving 15. (We had) 10 hits, seven walks and only get one run. We had chances to kind of creep back in it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mattingly is not concerned about Sanchez in the long term, even though he allowed five and four earned runs in his previous two road starts.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re always kind of looking at everything,\u201d Mattingly said. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t seem to be as sharp (on the road) as at home. I don\u2019t know if that has necessarily anything to do with it. Obviously, you don\u2019t have the same mound you\u2019re used to, but everybody pitches on the road.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sanchez has one more scheduled start \u2014 likely at Detroit \u2014 prior to the All Star break. He\u2019s going to try to figure it out by then.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that it\u2019s something that\u2019s happened on the road,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t really have an answer for that. Maybe not being so familiar with the stadiums, but it\u2019s just something that we have to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n
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