Unbelievable Comeback: How Today’s Starters Defied All Odds to Bounce Back!
I should preface this by saying that I’m not much of a Philadelphia fan. I don’t have anything against the fans or people, but the city wasn’t all that impressive when I visited – for example, the Love statue that people make a big deal about is like two feet tall. What I will certainly give the city is that it seems to know how to run a franchise. The 76ers had a bad year, but try to be competitive. The Eagles just won a Super Bowl and have been in a few in the last 10 years. The Phillies are one of the teams that is loaded with good players and is a threat each year to make it out of the National League and into the World Series. I wish I could say the same about my Chicago teams. Today’s starter for Philly was reportedly pursued by the Cubs during the offseason, but they found something wrong with his physical and didn’t sign him. Jesus Luzardo enters today with a 5-1 record, 3.58 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. I can’t imagine many teams would be disappointed by that out of their third or fourth starter. His splits indicate that he is better on the road than at home, but in his last start, at home, he allowed 12 earned runs in 3.1 innings. Take that out, and it is pretty much in line with his 2.29 road ERA. Only George Springer and Myles Straw have seen Luzardo in action, and they are a combined 3-for-13 against him.
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