Cristopher Sánchez pitches on his terms.

From earning a place near the back of the rotation, to climbing up toward the middle of it, to earning that first All-Star nod and a place in the Cy Young conversation, and now to leading the Phillies into the postseason as their No. 1 starter, it's always been how he's going to attack the opposing lineup, not the other way around.

"He has like an aura of confidence about him," said catcher J.T. Realmuto a day before the Phillies take on the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS. "Like he goes into the [pregame meeting] not necessarily worrying about what the opposing team does well. He just talks about himself and how he wants to attack and what works for him. That's something I think is really cool to see the last few years, him gro

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