Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Orioles.
Sanchez opened the Marlins' scoring Tuesday, leading off the second inning with a 429-foot blast off Albert Suarez to tie the game 1-1. The 26-year-old outfielder has gone 18-for-56 (.321) with five homers in 16 games since the start of July. Overall, Sanchez is slashing .248/.296/.428 with 12 homers, two shy of a career high, through 312 plate appearances this season. He's added 38 RBI, 31 runs scored and six stolen bases.
Sanchez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.
The lefty-hitting Sanchez will head to the bench for the series finale while the Mets bring southpaw David Peterson to the hill. Bryan De La Cruz will slide over from his usual spot in left field to cover right field in Sanchez's stead.
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Marlins' Jesus Sanchez: On bench versus southpaw
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Sanchez is not in the starting lineup Saturday against Cincinnati.
Sanchez will sit against lefty Andrew Abbott. That's not unexpected, as Sanchez is hitting a meager .091 (4-for-44) against southpaws this season. With Sanchez out of the lineup, Dane Myers is playing right field and batting fifth Saturday.
Sanchez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
The lefty-hitting Sanchez will take a seat Wednesday with southpaw Framber Valdez on the bump for Houston. With Sanchez on the bench, Josh Bell will get a day out of the field and will serve as the Marlins' designated hitter.
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Marlins' Jesus Sanchez: Reaches 10-homer mark
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Sanchez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Astros.
Sanchez has gone 8-for-24 (.333) with three homers and five RBI over his first seven games in July. The outfielder had all of three long balls in June, so it's unclear if he'll be able to sustain his recent uptick in power. For the season, he's at a .240/.291/.407 slash line, 10 homers, 34 RBI, 26 runs scored and six stolen bases over 279 plate appearances. Sanchez is in a strong-side platoon role, primarily starting in right field or at designated hitter while competing with Dane Myers and Josh Bell for at-bats.
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Marlins' Jesus Sanchez: Sitting vs. southpaw
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Sanchez is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.
With left-hander Garrett Crochet taking the mound for the White Sox on Saturday, Sanchez will begin the contest in the dugout while Dane Myers starts in right field and bats in the cleanup spot. Sanchez went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in Friday's series opener, and since June 1 he's slashing .242/.280/.484 with five home runs, 11 RBI and a 30 percent strikeout rate in 95 at-bats.
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Marlins' Jesus Sanchez: Finishes single short of cycle
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Sanchez went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple and a two-run home run in an extra-innings loss to the Red Sox on Thursday.
Sanchez broke up Boston starter Nick Pivetta's no-hit bid with a triple in the seventh inning. He went on to record a double in the ninth and a game-tying two-run homer in the 11th. It was the second straight three-hit effort for Sanchez, who had been struggling with a .171 average in 11 contests prior to the productive two-game stretch.
Sanchez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
The lefty-hitting Sanchez will take a seat for the second time in the series as the Phillies send another southpaw (Ranger Suarez) to the hill. Dane Myers will replace Sanchez as the Marlins' starting right fielder.
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Marlins' Jesus Sanchez: Added to lineup
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Sanchez will serve as Miami's designated hitter and bat fourth Saturday against the Phillies, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
Sanchez was left out of the Marlins' initial lineup for Saturday's contest, but he'll now enter the starting nine after Vidal Brujan (undisclosed) was scratched. Sanchez has gone 9-for-36 with three home runs, six RBI and six runs scored over his last 10 games.
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Marlins' Jesus Sanchez: Getting Saturday off
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Sanchez isn't in the Marlins' lineup for Saturday's game against the Phillies.
The lefty-hitting Sanchez will sit down for the second game in a row Saturday despite the Marlins being matched up against right-hander Aaron Nola. Bryan De La Cruz will start in right field, moving Josh Bell into the DH spot, with Jake Burger at first base and Vidal Brujan at the hot corner.
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Marlins' Jesus Sanchez: Sitting against lefty
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Sanchez is not in the lineup for Friday's contest in Philadelphia.
Left-hander Cristopher Sanchez is toeing the slab for the Phillies, so the lefty-hitting Sanchez will take a seat. Dane Myers will patrol right field for the Marlins.
Sanchez went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Sunday's win over the Mariners.
The outfielder lofted a Bryce Miller splitter over the right-field fence in the third inning to give the Marlins a 6-0 lead. Sanchez has gone yard three times in the last five games, but even with the power surge he sports a humdrum .241/.292/.384 slash line on the season with seven homers, six steals, 22 runs and 29 RBI in 69 contests.
