Jesus Luzardo locks in, The Fightins sweep Mets and stretch NL East lead to 11 games
Jesús Luzardo, man. When he’s bad, it’s brutal. When he’s good, it’s untouchable. On Thursday night, he somehow managed to be both in the same game.
The Phillies looked dead in the water early. Luzardo gave up hits to five of the first six Mets he faced, putting Philly in a quick 4-0 hole before Citizens Bank Park even had time to fill their beers. It had all the makings of one of those ugly “off nights.”
Then, the switch flipped for Jesus Luzardo
Jesus Luzardo retired the final 22 batters he faced — 22 straight — finishing eight innings with nine strikeouts and one of the most dominant stretches you’ll see all year.
Jesus Luzardo tonight.
- 1st Inning: 1.0 IP | 5 H | 4 ER | 0 BB | 1 K
- 2nd Inning to 8th Inning: 7.0 IP | 0 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 9 K
That’s sixth double-digit strikeout game of the season for Jesus Luzardo, tying Zack Wheeler and Logan Webb for the NL lead.
While The Lizard King mowed down Mets like it was batting practice, the Phillies offense slowly clawed back. Rookie Otto Kemp went yard for a two-run shot in the fourth, then doubled in the tying run in the sixth.
The Ottoman KEMPire STRIKES AGAIN
Harrison Bader followed with the go-ahead RBI single.
Final score: Phillies 6, Mets 4. Sweep. Ballgame. NL East lead up to a season-high 11 games with just 15 left on the slate. The Mets rolled into Philly thinking they still had a shot. Four games later, they’re nothing but dead men walking, on the verge of missing the postseason entirely.
Good.
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