Sánchez's 50 2/3 inning streak ends, Phillies win 3-2

Cristopher Sánchez’s historic scoreless innings streak ended at 50 and two-thirds innings Wednesday night, but the Philadelphia Phillies left-hander still earned a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres. Sánchez surrendered his first run since April 30 in the seventh inning, snapping the longest such streak ever by a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball history.

The run came with one out in the seventh inning at Citizens Bank Park. After Sánchez allowed a double to Ty France, Jackson Merrill singled him home. The hit ended a remarkable run of dominance that spanned six starts. When the run crossed the plate, the home crowd gave Sánchez a prolonged standing ovation. The pitcher acknowledged the fans with a smile before finishing the inning, ending his night with one earned run allowed on four hits, with eight strikeouts and one walk over seven innings of work.

Sánchez’s streak, which began in the second inning of an April 30 win over the San Francisco Giants, now ranks as the fourth-longest in MLB history since the mound was moved to its current distance in 1893. It trails only the records set by Orel Hershiser (59 innings in 1988), Don Drysdale (58 and two-thirds innings...