“Streak Snapper: Phillies’ Luzardo Stuns Dodgers with Masterful 7-Inning Shutout!”

With a fastball topping out at 98.6 mph and four other offerings classified by Baseball Savant, Luzardo had the Dodgers on their back heels for most of the night. He went 18 straight batters without allowing a hit after the start of the second inning, and encountered his only real trouble in the seventh inning when the Dodgers put two baserunners on with two outs.

Facing Kiké Hernández, who has made a career of bothering lefties, with the lead run on base, Luzardo got his eighth strikeout to keep Los Angeles scoreless. He unleashed a scream as he walked off the mound, to the delight of his parents in attendance and the rest of Citizens Bank Park.

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