Texas Rangers at Philadelphia Phillies

PHILADELPHIA -- Cristopher Sánchez struck out 10 and tossed three-hit ball over six shutout innings in his first start since he signed a $104 million contract extension, and Kyle Schwarber and Alec Bohm each homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday. Sánchez did not issue a walk over 87 pitches in his first career opening-day start and showed why the Phillies tore up his old deal before it expired and gave him a much more lucrative contract through the 2032 season. The 29-year-old left-hander won 13 games last season and finished runner-up behind Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes in NL Cy Young Award voting. Skenes was chased in the first inning earlier in the day by the Mets as 76ers star Joel Embiid mocked the Pirates ' ace on social media while Sánchez never pitched into a serious jam against Texas and spoiled manager Skip Schumaker's Texas debut.