After throwing 3 perfect innings in his 2022 spring debut last Tuesday, Jesús Luzardo sparkled once again on the mound at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on Sunday afternoon, although the game ended in a 4-3 Astros win.
In his Tuesday start, Luzardo relied heavily on his fastball, throwing it 51% of the time. He used a different approach on Sunday. In his 4 innings pitched, Luzardo threw 61 pitches, and 48% (29) of them were curveballs. He generated 18 swings with that pitch, 8 of them whiffs. Luzardo also threw 29 fastballs and 3 changeups. He threw 41 of his 61 pitches (67%) for strikes.