The playoff matchup for the Phillies is set. They will host the Marlins in a 3-game series, with the winner moving on to face the Braves in the NLDS. All of the games in the series will be played at 8 p.m. Starting with game 1 on Tuesday Night. And the pitching matchup in that game will be Zack Wheeler vs Jesus Luzardo.
Luzardo is a tough lefty pitcher. His ERa this season is 3.63, with a 10-9 record and 208 Ks over 178 innings. it is his 2nd straight season with an ERA under 4.0, after he had a 3.32 ERA last season. This is his 6th season in the majors and his 3rd with the Marlins. While his early seasons with the As and his first season in Miami were a bit of a struggle, he has clearly found his from and has turned into one of the better lefty starters in the league
In his 3 seasons with the Marlins, he has faced the Phillies 5 times. In those starts, he has 3 wins with a 3.26 ERA and 37 strikeouts. Not the largest sample size, but Luzardo has pitched very well vs. the Phillies so far. And the individual Phillies, besides a couple of guys, have not hit well vs the Martlins game 1 starter. But how bad are their numbers so far? Let’s go player by player and see how each guy has hit against Jesus Luzardo thus far in their careers. And while the numbers don’t look great, it is worth mentioning most of them are small sample sizes.
Here is how each Phillies hitter has performed vs Jesus Luzardo in the past:
Kyle Schwarber
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2 for 9, 1 HR, 1 RBI , 0 Walks, 5 Ks
.222/.222/.556/.778
Trea Turner
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0 for 8, 0 HRs, 0 RBIs, 1 Walk, 2ks
.000/.111/.000/.000
Bryce Harper
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1 for 9, 0 HRs. 0 RBIs, 0 Walks, 5 Ks
.111/.111/.111/.222
Alec Bohm
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1 for 11, 0 HRs, 1 RBI, 0 Walks, 4 Ks
.091/.083/.091/.174
Bryson Stott
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4 for 5, 0 HRs, 2 RBIs, 0 Walks, 0 Ks
.800/.833/.800/1.633
JT Realmuto
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1 for 13, 0 HRs, 0 RBIs, 1 Walk, 5 Ks
.077/.143/.077/.220
Nick Castellanos
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2 for 7, 0 HRs, 0 RBIs, 2 Walks, 4 Ks
.286/.444/.286/.730
Brandon Marsh
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0 for 4, 0 HRs, 0 RBIs, 0 Walks, 3 Ks
.000/.000/.000/.000
Johan Rojas
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Has never faced Jesus Luzardo
Christain Pache
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2 for 4, 1 2B, 0 HRs, 0 RBIs, 0 Walks, 1 K
.500/.500/.750/1.250
Edmundo Sosa
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3 for 6, 2 HRs, 1 2B, 3 RBIs, 1 K
.500/.571/1.667/2.238
