PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Cristopher Sánchez pitched eight dominant innings, allowing three hits and no earned runs with 10 strikeouts, as the Philadelphia Phillies routed the Athletics 9-1 on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at Citizens Bank Park.

Sánchez improved to 3-2 and outdueled Athletics starter Luis Severino, who fell to 2-3 after allowing one earned run over five innings with seven hits and three strikeouts. mustered only four hits.

Philadelphia took a 1-0 lead in the third inning on a Trea Turner RBI groundout. The Phillies broke the game open with a five-run seventh. Adolis García’s sacrifice fly made it 2-0 before J.T. Realmuto doubled in two runs. Bryson Stott then homered to right center, scoring Realmuto. In the eighth, Turner singled in Justin Crawford, and Bryce Harper followed with a two-run homer, his ninth of the season.

Harper finished 3 for 4 with two home runs and three RBIs. Brandon Marsh had three hits, and Stott added two hits. Oakland’s lone run came in the ninth when Darell Hernaiz walked with the bases loaded, scoring Colby Thomas, off reliever Jhoan Duran. Attendance was 36,069. The game lasted 2 hours, 37 minutes. The Phillies improved to 16-20; dropped to 18-17.