Notes: Sanchez says he's not sagging

CINCINNATI -- Freddy Sanchez can see the question coming from a mile away and, quite frankly, he's sick of having to answer it. No, it's not the inquiries about Sanchez's chase for the batting title that bother him. He's used to dealing with those on a daily basis. What really gets under Sanchez's skin is the question of his durability. Unfairly, perhaps, Sanchez has been tagged as a guy who might wear down as the season progresses. It's an issue that, in no small part, led the Pirates to sign Joe Randa in the offseason and forced Sanchez to hit his way off of the Bucs' bench. With Sanchez mired in a 1-for-13 slump that has dropped his September batting average to .234, is he starting to wear down? "Wearing down? Come on. Of course I am not," Sanchez said.

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