Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sánchez is set for his first All-Star Game appearance as the replacement for Braves lefty Chris Sale.
Check out the stars who will be competing in this year's Home Run Derby in Arlington, Texas, July 15 on ESPN. The addition of Sánchez pushes the Phillies' MLB-leading total to eight All-Stars, adding to the franchise record. Five of them are pitchers, a major league record.Sánchez becomes the 38th first-time All-Star and the ninth replacement -- five from the National League. He raised the total number of All-Stars to 73.
Sánchez was the third member of Philadelphia's rotation in the All-Star Game but the only one who will make it to the game. Philadelphia right-handerPhillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said keeping Suárez out of the All-Star Game was precautionary. The 28-year-old experienced tightness and spasms in his lower back after a 6-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.Suárez had a 1.83 ERA through 16 starts but is at 8.62 over his past three outings.
"He's pitched a lot of innings, and we want to make sure he stays fresh," Dombrowski said."It will be a nice break for him."Fried, who will be heading to his second All-Star Game, is 7-5 with a 3.08 ERA. He's also had two complete games for Atlanta this year.
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