Christopher Sanchez takes the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies against Griffin Canning and the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.
The Philadelphia Phillies will head on the road to open up a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night. This will be the first game this season between these two teams. The Phillies are nine games over .500 with a 19-10 record heading into this week. Despite having the second-best record in the National League, they are 1.5 games back from the National League East division lead to the Atlanta Braves. They came away with a clean, three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres in their last outing. The Angels have fallen to 10-18 this season, sitting as the No. 4 team in the American League West. They are five games back from the division-leading Seattle Mariners. They were swept in their last series with a run differential of 32-13 against the Minnesota Twins.
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Christopher Sanchez will start the game on the mound to open the series for Philadelphia. The left-hander is 1-3 with a 2.96 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 24.1 innings. He lost 8-1 in his last start against the Cincinnati Reds that ended roughly. He pitched just three innings, allowing five runs on four hits with three strikeouts.
Right-handerb Griffin Canning is also 1-3 this season with a high 7.50 ERA and 20 strikeouts over 24.0 innings. He allowed three earned runs on five hits in five innings with four strikeouts in a 7-4 win against the Baltimore Orioles at home in his last start.
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