Philadelphia Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez passed Hall of Famer Grover Alexander on Wednesday for the longest scoreless innings streak in franchise history.
Sánchez broke the 115-year-old record of 41 consecutive innings when he got San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill to ground out in the fourth inning.
Cristopher Sánchez extends his scoreless streak to 41.2 innings, passing Grover Cleveland Alexander's 41 IP (1911) for a new @Phillies record! pic.twitter.com/8VcbfjonpJ
— MLB (@MLB) May 27, 2026
Sánchez's current scoreless run is up to 44 2/3 innings after blanking the Padres for seven innings, allowing six hits with zero walks on nine strikeouts to pick up the win in a 3-0 victory to complete a three-game sweep.
SEVEN shutout innings for Cristopher Sánchez!
— MLB (@MLB) May 27, 2026
He extends his scoreless inning streak to 44.2 🤩 pic.twitter.com/q4rtOvOm9c
The Phillies' previous mark stood since at least 1893, when the mound was moved back to its current distance.
Sánchez's streak is also the longest by a left-hander in the expansion era, passing the previous record held by Clayton Kershaw in 2014, according to Jeff Kerr of 97.3 ESPN FM.
The 29-year-old is one inning away from the longest scoreless streak by a southpaw since 1900. He's also on the verge of breaking into MLB's all-time top 10 if he records one more out.
Take a moment to consider what we're watching.
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) May 27, 2026
Longest scoreless inning streaks by LHP since 1900:
Carl Hubbell - 45 1/3 IP, 1933
Doc White - 45 IP, 1904
Cristopher Sanchez - 44 2/3 IP, 2026*
*-And he's still going!
Sánchez didn't surrender a run in May, joining Orel Hershiser - who owns the MLB record with 59 straight shutout innings - as the only pitchers to go an entire month without giving up a run since 1913 (min. 30 innings pitched).
Sánchez now owns a 1.47 ERA with 1.12 WHIP and 95 strikeouts in 79 1/3 innings (12 starts) this season.
