Phillies' Jesús Luzardo will start Game 2 of the NL Division Series against the Dodgers | iNFOnews.ca
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

Phillies’ Jesús Luzardo will start Game 2 of the NL Division Series against the Dodgers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jesús Luzardo will start for the Phillies on Monday in Game 2 of the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Phillies manager Rob Thomson did not name a starter for Game 3 on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Ranger Suárez, who is widely expected to get that start, was available to pitch out of the bullpen Saturday in Game 1.

Luzardo went 15-7 with a 3.92 ERA with a career-high 216 strikeouts in his first season with the NL East champion Phillies after he was acquired from the Miami Marlins in an offseason trade.

The Dodgers already had announced that two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell was expected to start Game 2, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the bump in Game 3.

Both teams used their aces in Game 1, with Shohei Ohtani up against Philadelphia’s Cristopher Sánchez.

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Phillies' Jesús Luzardo will start Game 2 of the NL Division Series against the Dodgers | iNFOnews.ca
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell throws to a Cincinnati Reds batter during the third inning in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card baseball playoff series Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Phillies' Jesús Luzardo will start Game 2 of the NL Division Series against the Dodgers | iNFOnews.ca
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo tosses the ball to first baseman Otto Kemp for the out on Miami Marlins’ Javier Sanoja during the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

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