But the Tigers had no answers for Phillies lefty Cristopher Sánchez, who has quietly emerged as one of the steadiest starters in baseball. Detroit got two on with nobody out in the third, but Sánchez struck out Spencer Torkelson and induced a double-play grounder from Greene to end the threat.

Charlie Morton continues to defy Father Time. Making his 400th career start in his debut for the Tigers, Morton pitched six strong innings Sunday night during Detroit’s 2-0 loss to Cristopher Sánchez and the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.