Jesus Luzardo allowed just two hits over seven innings as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting San Francisco Giants 7-0 on Tuesday, hours after firing manager Rob Thomson.
With a league-worst 9-19 record entering Tuesday, the Phillies opted to part ways with Thomson, who had managed the squad for nearly four years. Bench coach Don Mattingly was promoted to interim skipper and enjoyed a victorious debut thanks to Luzardo’s gem and a four-run sixth from the Philadelphia offense.
Trea Turner went 4-for-5 with two runs for the Phillies, while Adolis Garcia drove in two runs. Luzardo (2-3) took care of the rest, striking out eight without a walk to help Philadelphia win for just the second time in its last 13 games.
San Francisco starter Tyler Mahle (1-4) allowed five runs and six hits in five-plus innings. Matt Chapman accounted for four of the 12 strikeouts by the Giants, who had won seven of their last 10 entering the series.
After retiring the first six hitters he faced, Luzardo allowed a leadoff double to Heliot Ramos in the third. However, the left-hander rebounded to strike out the next three batters to keep the game scoreless.
Luis Arraez doubled against Luzardo with one out in the fourth, but San Francisco was unable to move him along.
Philadelphia plated the first run of the game in the bottom of the frame. Turner singled and moved to second on a walk by Kyle Schwarber. Garcia walked to load the bases for Brandon Marsh, who lifted a sacrifice fly to left.
After both teams went down quietly in the fifth, the Phillies broke open the game by batting around in the sixth.
An infield single by Turner opened the inning before Schwarber walked and Bryce Harper delivered an RBI double. Garcia’s double then made it 4-0 and ended the night for Mahle, who gave way to Matt Gage.
The left-hander went on to allow Alec Bohm’s RBI double before getting out of the jam.
Luzardo set down the Giants 1-2-3 in the seventh before Orion Kerkering followed suit with a perfect eighth.
After the Phillies tacked on a couple of insurance runs in the eighth, Tim Mayza took the mound in the ninth and completed the two-hit shutout.
–Field Level Media
