Luzardo pitches 7 strong innings, Harper's two-out single lifts Phillies to 2-1 win
- The Philadelphia Phillies earned a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opening game of Wednesday’s doubleheader in Philadelphia.
- The Phillies acquired 27-year-old lefthander Jess Luzardo from the Miami Marlins during the offseason despite limited attention on the move.
- Luzardo pitched seven strong innings, scattering five hits, walking two, throwing 100 pitches with 66 strikes, and improving his slider and changeup.
- Bryce Harper contributed a two-out bloop single in the seventh inning that drove in the game-winning run after the Phillies scored two runs that inning.
- Luzardo remained undefeated with a 4-0 record and 2.00 ERA since joining Philadelphia, while the Phillies snapped the Cardinals' nine-game winning streak.
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Phillies Notebook: Jesús Luzardo stays hot, Phils able to get first one against Cardinals
PHILADELPHIA — During the offseason, not much was made of the Phillies acquiring 27-year-old lefthander Jesús Luzardo from the Miami Marlins. General manager Dave Dombrowski gave up top prospects Emaarion Boyd (left field) and shortstop Starlyn Caba in exchange for him, also receiving catching prospect Paul McIntosh in return. Luzardo was coming off a back injury and had previously undergone Tommy John surgery. But since joining the Phillies, he…
Bryce Harper delivers, Phillies snap Cardinals’ 9-game streak in Game 1 of doubleheader
Bryce Harper came through in the clutch, delivering a two-out RBI single in the seventh inning to lift the Phillies to a gritty 2-1 win over the surging St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park.Philadelphia had been stuck offensively most of the day, managing just three hits through six innings. As they’ve done so many times, they found a way when it mattered.In the seventh, the Phillies strung together four singles off C…
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