Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jesus Luzardo joins Hall of Famer Randy Johnson as the only left-handed pitchers since 1913 with such strong starts to a season.

It’s an old, and somewhat trite, sports axiom – but also very applicable to the 2025 Phillies and their offseason pursuit of an emerging ace left-hander. There’s no question the Phils struck gold – so far,

Luzardo finished with 10 strikeouts over six innings of work for the Phillies. He had plenty of support from an offense that collected 17 hits.

When the Philadelphia Phillies traded for veteran righty Jesus Luzardo last December, they did so in order to provide depth to an already stacked rotation as he

Luzardo was coming off a back injury and had previously undergone Tommy John surgery. But since joining the Phillies, he’s 4-0 with a 2.00 ERA, 57 strikeouts, and 1.19 WHIP in 54 innings. The Phillies are 7-2 in his nine starts.

The Phillies have won back-to-back games against the Rockies to lead the series 2-0. Yesterday, Jesus Luzardo was phenomenal for the Phillies. He struck out 10 batters in 6.0 innings while only giving up two hits and one earned run.

The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 7-4 on Tuesday night at Coors Field, taking their second straight game against the MLB cellar-dwellars. Wit