Philadelphia Phillies at Detroit Tigers

Phillies All-Star Cristopher Sánchez returned to his dominating form on the mound, and recently-acquired outfielder Derek Hill continued sparking the offense and defense in Saturday night’s 4-2 win over the Tigers at Comerica Park. Sánchez did a good job of scattering 10 hits over seven-plus innings, allowing two runs and striking out seven with one walk. He allowed two singles to start the seventh, but struck out Ben Malgeri and got Zach McKinstry to hit into an inning-ending double play. Sánchez (11-4, 2.62 ERA) was lauded for his 50 2/3-inning scoreless streak earlier this season, but had wobbled in three of his last five starts. And he allowed a career-high nine runs on 12 hits and three homers Monday at Kansas City. However, he returned to good form against Detroit. “Really good again,” Philadelphia manager Don Mattingly said of Sanchez. “He bent, but didn’t break today.” When asked if Sanchez is worthy of starting Tuesday night’s All-Star Game in Philadelphia, Mattingly said, “Yeah, not my call. But obviously, Sanchy in Philly would be a great story. I would think he would have a good shot, but there’s a lot of good pitchers out there.”