White Sox get after Cristopher Sánchez in Phillies' series-opening loss

Lochlahn March, The Philadelphia Inquirer on Jul 28, 2025

Published in Baseball

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CHICAGO — As the hours continued to tick down toward Thursday’s MLB trade deadline, the Phillies got an up-close look at one of the names floating around the market.

With Phillies’ front office looking on at Rate Field, center fielder Luis Robert Jr. delivered a two-run home run for the Chicago White Sox to help push them past the Phillies, 6-2. Robert also made a diving grab in the outfield to rob J.T. Realmuto of a base hit.

Phillies starter Cristopher Sánchez, coming off a complete game against the Boston Red Sox on July 22, wasn’t as sharp. His changeup, usually his most effective weapon, induced less swing-and-miss early on than usual. Robert’s homer in the fourth inning came off a changeup Sánchez left up over the middle of the plate.

Sánchez also allowed some uncharacteristic hard contact from the left side of the plate. Colson Montgomery’s third-inning home run, also a two-run shot, was the first Sánchez has allowed to a left-handed hitter all season.

Montgomery’s homer erased the lead Bryce Harper had given the Phillies in the top of the inning. Harper drove in two runs with a hustle double for the Phillies’ only hit with runners in scoring position. All six of the Phillies’ total hits came from their lefties.

Sánchez grinded through 6 2/3 innings, avoiding trouble in the seventh after a leadoff walk and a double put two runners in scoring position. After Otto Kemp and Realmuto combined for a big out at the plate, Max Lazar entered the game and ended the inning with a groundout.

The White Sox, who are comfortably in last place in the American League Central, added two runs on Seth Johnson in the eighth on three hits and a walk.

While the Phillies dropped the series opener in Chicago, the free agent market nearly took an abrupt shift in Detroit.

Diamondbacks slugger Eugenio Suarez — the top hitter currently on the market — was hit on the hand with a fastball by Tigers pitcher Will Vest. The Phillies had previously talked to Arizona about the infielder. Suarez told reporters in Detroit that his X-rays were negative Monday night, but that he will undergo further testing Tuesday.