Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Jesús Luzardo
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Part of the problem, of course, is that there wasn't an obvious explanation for why Luzardo was so bad in his previous two starts. Which means there doesn't seem to be an obvious
Lefthander Jesús Luzardo, whom the Phillies acquired from Miami just before Christmas, was the gift that kept on giving during the first two months of the season. He was on a Cy
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The Phillies' Jesus Luzardo shut down the Cubs after allowing 20 runs in his previous two starts. Here's what that means for phenom Andrew Painter.
The lefty has given up 20 runs in his last two starts. Could there be an easy fix for him? “Theoretically it should be, yeah,” Luzardo says.
Whenever a Chicago Cubs runner reached base, Luzardo unveiled a new delivery from the stretch. He held his glove higher and closer to the Phillies crest across his chest. He looked more attentive to every movement he made whenever a runner was on second base.
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Phillies starter Jesús Luzardo had an atrocious outing last time out. He was basically just as bad Thursday and the result is the worst back-to-back stat line in MLB history. On
Leaning into his superstitiousness wasn’t enough to get Jesús Luzardo out of a funk. Luzardo, whose rituals involve everything from his coffee order and eyewear to how he steps on the field, went back to the well this week by altering his hairstyle.
Luzardo felt good. “My arm felt like a whip,” he said. It was the best he’d felt in a month and a half. Then Saturday happened.
For the first 11 starts of the season, Jesus Luzardo looked like a potential league-winning pick. He wasn't just good for a late-round pick, he looked like one of the absolute bes