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For Anibal, it’s three up, but not three down
- Updated: May 25, 2016
DETROIT — The Tigers know about Anibal Sanchez’s issues the third time through a lineup. They don’t need their analytics department to tell them that. Sanchez is aware of it, too.
“We know that, and I think it’s something we’re trying to ease him along,” acting manager Gene Lamont said after Wednesday’s 8-5 loss to the Phillies. “And I’m sure he’s getting frustrated. You can tell that.”
It’s out there for everyone to see, and for Sanchez to work on his game to improve, which he has. It’s what makes his downfall Wednesday against the Phillies that much tougher to take.
Odubel Herrera and Peter Bourjos were the bookends in Philadelphia’s batting order, and they were 1-for-4 with a single combined the first two times through the lineup. They bookended the third trip with home runs — Herrera with a three-run homer in the fourth, Bourjos with a leadoff drive in the seventh inning for a crucial add-on run.
Sanchez didn’t allow a hit in between, only a walk that catcher James McCann erased. By comparison, Sanchez gave up four hits his first time through the lineup. But the home runs were still too costly, …
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