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St Louis Starter Wins September's Pitcher Award Thursday, October 1st , 2026 The St Louis Sluggers owe Cristopher Sanchez a lot for his performance this past month. One of the league's most dominant starters in September, Sanchez tore up the opposition with a fine 5-0 mark on his way to the Federal League Pitcher of the Month award. "When you're pitching this well," analyzed Sanchez, "it's a lot easier to come to the park. I don't judge my performance by the stats, I judge it -- the team judges it -- by the score of the game. I could say I'm tossing electric stuff right now and that would go over big. But if I toss that same stuff -- exact same pitch selection and location -- and they bang me around tomorrow, I was awful. That's the way baseball is." It was Sanchez who did the banging in September as he tossed up 31 strikeouts in 31 innings, holding opponents to a .196 average and posting a 0.58 ERA. On the season, Sanchez has compiled a 10-5 mark with a 2.16 ERA in 32 starts. In pitching 183 innings he has 185 strikeouts and 33 walks while limiting the opposition to a .224 batting average. |
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