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PHILADELPHIA — Left-hander Cristopher Sánchez will take the mound at 12:35 p.m. on Thursday afternoon as the Phillies start off their doubleheader against the Giants at Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia Phillies s'impose comme l'un des sujets qui mobilisent l'attention en United States ce jeudi.

Les faits

• PHILADELPHIA — Left-hander Cristopher Sánchez will take the mound at 12:35 p.m. on Thursday afternoon as the Phillies start off their doubleheader against the Giants at Citizens Bank Park.
• Wednesday's Philadelphia Phillies game against the San Francisco Giants has been postponed because of forecasted rain.
• The starter for the nightcap at 5:35 p.m. remains to be announced, the Phillies said.
• After Wednesday’s game was postponed due to inclement weather, the San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies will play twice today.
• As for the Phillies, they’re also sending a 29-year old All-Star to the mound in the form of left-hander Christopher Sánchez.

L'essentiel

Dans le détail, Wednesday's Philadelphia Phillies game against the San Francisco Giants has been postponed because of forecasted rain.

Sur le fond, the starter for the nightcap at 5:35 p.m. remains to be announced, the Phillies said.

Concrètement, after Wednesday’s game was postponed due to inclement weather, the San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies will play twice today.

Au-delà de ce constat, as for the Phillies, they’re also sending a 29-year old All-Star to the mound in the form of left-hander Christopher Sánchez.

Reste à préciser que the Phillies, however, have named their Game 2 starter: right-hander Andrew Painter.

Les chiffres

À noter par ailleurs : Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber hits 350th career home run.

Plus précisément, the postponement comes hours after the club moved up the initial 6:40 p.m. start time by 30 minutes.

Dans la foulée, Philadelphia moved the start time to 6:10 p.m. shortly after 2 p.m. because of forecasted rain.

À ce stade, the Phillies shut out the Giants, 7-0, on Tuesday in Don Mattingly's first game as interim manager after the club fired Rob Thomson.

Le contexte

Reste à préciser que both teams have called on a right-handed pitcher from their AAA squad: Trevor McDonald for the Giants, and Nolan Hoffman for the Phillies.

À noter par ailleurs : Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Plus précisément, It’s a split doubleheader, with the first game starting at 9:35 a.m.

Dans la foulée, the 29-year old right-hander is still trying to get his season going through six starts, and is 2-3 with a 4.86 ERA, a 3.31 FIP, and 32 strikeouts against 13 walks in 37 innings.

À ce stade, In six starts this year, Sánchez is 2-2 with a 2.94 ERA, a 2.61 FIP, and 43 strikeouts against 10 walks in 33.2 innings.

À retenir

• The starter for the nightcap at 5:35 p.m. remains to be announced, the Phillies said.
• After Wednesday’s game was postponed due to inclement weather, the San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies will play twice today.
• As for the Phillies, they’re also sending a 29-year old All-Star to the mound in the form of left-hander Christopher Sánchez.