It had been a tale of two starts for Jesús Luzardo in a Marlins uniform. After a solid start against the Mets in his team debut, Jesús struggled his second time out, this time against the Rockies. He gave up 7 earned runs in 4 and u2154 innings while only striking out two. He looked to right the ship under the Friday night lights at loanDepot Park against a depleted Cubs team, with Marlins skipper Don Mattingly back in the dugout after a COVID-19 hiatus.
Things didn’t start off well for Luzardo—he walked the first man he faced, then surrendered a two-run home run to David Bote in the top of the first.