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Luzardo

Luzardo pitched well in his first year in Philadelphia, registering a 3.92 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, and 216/57 K/BB ratio in 183 2/3 innings. The left-hander will be back for at least one more year and then will be a free agent in 2027.

Luzardo came once the low-scoring contest went to extra-innings and looked sharp in a flawless 10th inning. He ran into some trouble in the ensuing frame and was lifted with two outs after Max Muncy singled to put the winning run at third base. He was charged with the series-deciding run when reliever Orion Kerkering uncorked an errant throw with the bases loaded to allow the Dodgers to advance in walk-off fashion.

Luzardo settled in nicely following a rocky opening frame in his Phillies postseason debut, retiring 17 straight batters after issuing a first-inning walk to Teoscar Hernández and keeping Los Angeles’ star-studded lineup scoreless into the middle innings. Things unraveled in the seventh when Hernández led off with a single and Freddie Freeman followed with a double to end his night. The 28-year-old southpaw was ultimately charged with two runs after Orion Kerkering allowed both inherited runners to score. He finished with five strikeouts and only issued one free pass, but was still saddled with a loss in the low-scoring affair.

Ranger Suárez will be available out of the bullpen for Saturday’s series-opening Game 1 matchup behind ace Cristopher Sánchez, if needed. Luzardo draws the starting assignment for Monday’s showdown at Citizens Bank Park before the series shifts to Los Angeles on Thursday for Game 3. The Phillies are going with an all-hands-on-deck approach to the early stages of the best-of-five series against the defending World Series champions, which likely puts Sánchez and Suárez in line to take the ball for either Game 3 or 4, if necessary.

Luzardo was practically unhittable here against his former club. He worked his sinker, changeup, and sweeper beautifully low in the zone and mixed enough high fastballs to change the hitters’ eye levels. In all, he forced 21 swings-and-misses including eight with that changeup and at least three with each of his four different pitches. This was his third straight start completing at least seven innings too and his average fastball velocity has steadily risen through September. He could be primed for a huge postseason.

Luzardo allowed a pair of runs in the second, another in the third, and gave up a solo homer to Shohei Ohtani in the eighth before exiting. The left-hander was mostly solid, but was going to have to be spectacular to match Blake Snell (7 IP, 0 ER, 12 SO) in this contest. Luzardo now has a 4.08 ERA in his first year with the Phillies, and he’s scheduled to face the Marlins — his former club — in his final regular season start with a chance to lower that number.

The 27-year-old southpaw piled up 10 strikeouts on the night while allowing just five hits and zero walks. All of the damage done against him came in the opening inning as the Mets used five hits to push across four runs. Luzardo got Jeff McNeil to line into a double play to end that threat and then retired each of the next 21 batters he faced over the next seven innings. He got 15 swings and misses on 97 pitches on the night — nine of them on his sweeper — while posting an elite CSW of 39 percent. Now 14-6 on the season, Luzardo will carry a 4.03 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and a 200/56 K/BB ratio (169 2/3 innings) into Wednesday’s showdown against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

Luzardo tossed three scoreless innings before giving up two runs on four hits in the fourth. He gave the Phillies two more scoreless frames, ending his day with eight strikeouts over six innings while in line for the win. The 27-year-old left-hander will take a 4.01 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and a 190/56 K/BB ratio across 161 2/3 innings into a start against the Mets in Philadelphia on Thursday.

The 27-year-old southpaw punched out seven batters in the impressive outing. Both of the hits that he allowed in the game were singles and the Braves offense never really threatened against him. He exited with a 1-0 lead and in line for a victory, but the Braves scratched out a run in the eighth to tie it. Luzardo got 12 swings and misses on 104 pitches on the night — seven on his sweeper — while registering a CSW of 30 percent. He’ll bring a 4.05 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and a 182/52 K/BB ratio (155 2/3 innings) into Saturday’s matchup against the Marlins in Miami.

Luzardo was unhappy with home plate ump Willie Traynor from the get-go tonight, and he was officially ejected after being removed from the game. All four runs against Luzardo came in the fifth, though he wasn’t especially sharp before that. Besides allowing five hits, he walked three and hit two batters, which was odd from a pitcher who’d previously plunked just one guy all year. He’s due to make his next start Sunday against the Braves.