Phillies, Jesús Luzardo
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One of the most intriguing under-the-radar moves any team made this past offseason was the Philadelphia Phillies' acquisition of Miami Marlins' starter Jesus Lu
Bryce Harper is heating up, and as Jesús Luzardo has said multiple times: “When Bryce goes, I think the whole team goes.”
The Red Sox scored six runs in the fifth and avoided a three-game series sweep at Citizens Bank Park, taking a 9-8 win in 11 innings. The Phils dropped to 58-44 and Boston improved to 55-49.
An easy pop-up dropping and Jesús Luzardo losing his command prevented the Phillies from sweeping the Red Sox.
That early Phillies cushion vanished in a stunning tidal wave of walks by Luzardo, who had retired the first nine Red Sox he’d faced while whiffing five of them, then one more during a shutout fourth inning.
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Let's take a look into the crystal ball to tell fantasy baseball managers what might come to pass in the not-too-distant future.
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Romy Gonzalez was riding an 0-for-20 slump before stepping to the plate in the fifth inning. Then he provided a swing one of his teammates described as a "hero moment" in a signature win.
The Red Sox's 2021 first-round pick, Mayer was called up to the majors in May when Alex Bregman suffered a quad strain.
Despite elite stuff and a dominant windup, Jesús Luzardo's struggles from the stretch suggest a deeper mental battle that could derail his season.
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