| Philadelphia Phillies | 4 |
| Detroit Tigers | 2 |
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| 2026 Chachi #47 |
Comerica Park - Detroit, MI
53-43, 2nd Place, 2 games behind the Braves
53-43, 2nd Place, 2 games behind the Braves
One Sentence Summary: Cristopher Sanchez recovered from his prior start and showed his All-Star form in this 4-2 win over the Tigers.
What It Means: We'd learn on Sunday afternoon that Sanchez's next start would be on Tuesday night for the National League All-Stars at Citizens Bank Park. Pretty cool for that to happen with the All-Star Game in his home ballpark.
What Happened: Sanchez improved to 11-4, scattering 10 hits over seven innings and striking out seven. Jonathan Bowlan, suddenly the top set-up reliever, and Jhoan Duran shut down the Tigers over the final two innings. Duran tied a team record by recording his 24th save prior to the All-Star Break. In the third, Derek Hill reached on an error and then stole both second and third bases, coming home on a Trea Turner sacrifice fly. Hill would also make a game-saving catch in the third, executing a full extension Superman-catch to keep the Tigers from scoring the tying run. In the fourth, the Phillies plated three more runs on a J.T. Realmuto RBI-double and an RBI single from Hill.
Featured Card: I usually don't post Chachi cards in game summary posts, but the lack of Hill baseball cards is forcing my hand here. Without his amazing catch in the fourth, this game could have gone a completely different way. Here's his 2026 Chachi card, and I'll "officially" post it along with the rest of the set following the season. For now, here's a page where you can view the set's progress to date.
What It Means: We'd learn on Sunday afternoon that Sanchez's next start would be on Tuesday night for the National League All-Stars at Citizens Bank Park. Pretty cool for that to happen with the All-Star Game in his home ballpark.
What Happened: Sanchez improved to 11-4, scattering 10 hits over seven innings and striking out seven. Jonathan Bowlan, suddenly the top set-up reliever, and Jhoan Duran shut down the Tigers over the final two innings. Duran tied a team record by recording his 24th save prior to the All-Star Break. In the third, Derek Hill reached on an error and then stole both second and third bases, coming home on a Trea Turner sacrifice fly. Hill would also make a game-saving catch in the third, executing a full extension Superman-catch to keep the Tigers from scoring the tying run. In the fourth, the Phillies plated three more runs on a J.T. Realmuto RBI-double and an RBI single from Hill.
Featured Card: I usually don't post Chachi cards in game summary posts, but the lack of Hill baseball cards is forcing my hand here. Without his amazing catch in the fourth, this game could have gone a completely different way. Here's his 2026 Chachi card, and I'll "officially" post it along with the rest of the set following the season. For now, here's a page where you can view the set's progress to date.
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Field Report: Jenna and I attended Day One of the All-Star Village at the Pennsylvania Convention Center and had a blast. It was pretty crowded, but we managed to navigate our way around all of the booths and exhibits, spending a solid few hours taking everything in. We didn't get any autographs from the many former players making appearances, but Jenna did get to visit with All-Star Kyle Schwarber.
Also on Saturday, the Phillies selected high school shortstop Tyler Spangler in the first round of the annual draft. Spangler missed his entire senior year at De La Salle High School in California with a bad back, but the Phillies are optimistic his long-term prospects are good.
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