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Luzardo pitches well in Phillies' Wild Card opener
Jesús Luzardo starts Phillies in Wild Card Game 1 after injury.
In brief
Jesús Luzardo starts Phillies in Wild Card Game 1 after injury. Jesús Luzardo pitched five innings with one run in Phillies' Wild Card Series Game 1 against Braves, ending his three-week layoff. Originally reported by Mlb.
Braves manager skeptical
Braves manager Walt Weiss doubted Don Mattingly's label of Jesús Luzardo as an opener for Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series.
“Donnie is great, man”
Luzardo pitches five innings
Luzardo pitched five innings with one run on three hits and one walk, striking out six batters in 77 pitches.
Luzardo's performance
Luzardo's performance was strong despite a three-week layoff, with his 1.69 ERA since June 10 being the lowest in the Majors.
Luzardo's confidence
Luzardo felt his body was well conditioned after the layoff, saying he was 'feeling good' and 'just feeling good' for the playoffs.
“I mean, adrenaline, playoffs”
Game outcome
The Phillies lost Game 1 5-3 after Jhoan Duran allowed a three-run homer to Austin Riley in the eighth inning.
Next game
If the Phillies win this best-of-three series, Luzardo will start again in the NL Division Series.
The big picture
Jesús Luzardo pitched five innings with one run in Phillies' Wild Card Series Game 1 against Braves, ending his three-week layoff.
