Sánchez dazzled again, slicing and dicing the Tigers’ righty-heavy lineup with his sinker and signature changeup. He scattered five hits, struck out six batters, and lasted eight innings to lower his ERA to 2.40.

Cristopher Sánchez pitched eight sparkling innings, Kyle Schwarber hit his 38th homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Detroit Tigers 2-0 on Sunday night. Philadelphia took two of three in the weekend series to move back into first place in the NL East,

Cristopher Sánchez pitched eight sparkling innings, Kyle Schwarber hit his 38th homer and the Phillies beat the Detroit Tigers

The Tigers held on to a big lead this time, defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5 on the road on Saturday afternoon.

The 41 year-old twirled a gem in his first start with Detroit. Charlie Morton, who the Tigers acquired at the trade deadline, was fantastic in his debut, shutting down the Philadelphia Phillies over six strong innings.