The lefty has given up 20 runs in his last two starts. Could there be an easy fix for him? “Theoretically it should be, yeah,” Luzardo says.

Phillies starter Jesús Luzardo had an atrocious outing last time out. He was basically just as bad Thursday ( box score) and the result is the worst back-to-back stat line in MLB history. On May 31, Luzardo allowed 12 runs on 12 hits in 3 ⅓ innings. All 12 runs were earned.

The Phillies got just 20 games and 21 innings from Estévez in 2024 after a trade deadline move, but he was a stud and helped carry the Phillies and their impressively lopsided bullpen to a 95-win season. Dombrowski elected not to bring him back in 2025, and he's been killing it in Kansas City with a 1.85 ERA so far.