WASHINGTON (AP) — Jesús Luzardo got a handshake from Bryce Harper in the clubhouse and fist bumps or back slaps from other teammates on Saturday after striking out 11 batters in his Philadelphia Phillies debut — and his first regular-season appearance in 9 1/2 months.
About a week ago he watched his previous start, a loss for his former team, the Miami Marlins, against, coincidentally, the Washington Nationals, Saturday's opponent.
“It just wasn’t me. At all,” the left-hander said about that June 16 outing after allowing two runs in five innings to earn the win for Philadelphia in an 11-6 victory at Nationals Park this time.