US EditionPhillies Looking for Solutions Beyond Wheeler, Suarez and Sanchez
- Jesús Luzardo started for the Phillies on Friday at Citizens Bank Park but allowed six runs before being pulled early as the Phillies lost 9-6 to the Reds.
- Luzardo's recent struggles stem from his breaking ball not landing for strikes, forcing him to rely on fastballs and leading to control issues and tipping pitches.
- Manager Rob Thomson and Luzardo acknowledged the difficulties, noting Luzardo's high pitch counts over recent starts and ongoing adjustments to his delivery and pitch handling.
- Although Luzardo has been struggling recently, dropping five of his last seven starts and posting a 4.44 ERA, he remains in good physical condition, and Thomson affirmed his strong belief in Luzardo’s abilities.
- The Phillies face challenges finding reliable pitching beyond Wheeler, Suarez, and Sanchez as they approach the All-Star break, with Suarez and Wheeler scheduled to close the current series.
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Phillies looking for solutions beyond Wheeler, Suarez and Sanchez
PHILADELPHIA — If he chose to look back on it, Mick Abel could see that his major league debut on May 18 really couldn’t have gone any better. The 23-year-old Phillies starting pitcher surprised the very surpriseable Pittsburgh Pirates by throwing six scoreless innings with nine strikeouts, which tied a nearly 78-year-old franchise record — Curt Simmons, 1947 — for most KOs in a debut. What Abel has to look at now is where it all went wrong. Or,…
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Reliever Santillan strikes out Bohm with bases loaded in the 8th, Reds beat Phillies 9-6
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What's Next for the Phillies Starting Rotation?
The Philadelphia Phillies have three elite starting pitchers in their starting rotation: Zack Wheeler, Cristopher Sanchez, and Ranger Suarez. What’s after that? We don’t really know. Jesus Luzardo allowed 7 earned runs in the first six starts of his Phillies career. He had a 1.44 ERA in April. Everything was fine until May 31st, when he got shelled for 12 earned runs against the Milwaukee Brewers in an afternoon game at Citizens Bank Park. He ha…
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