In Game 1 of the 2019 National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, Sánchez took a no-hitter into the 8th inning before allowing a pinch-hit single to José Martínez with two outs. Sánchez became the 6th pitcher in MLB postseason history to carry a no-hit bid for at least innings. With teammate Max Scherzer losing his bid for a no-hitter in the 7th inning the next day, Sánchez and Scherzer repeated a feat they accomplished in Games 1 and 2 of the 2013 American League Championship Series. No other pair of starting pitchers has ever held the same team hitless through the first five innings of consecutive postseason games; Sánchez and Scherzer have now done it twice.