MIA 3, ARI 9; Luzardo Struggles Early, Drop Another to D-Backs

Marlins starting pitcher Jesús Luzardo allowed two runs before recording an out on Tuesday night, and it only got worse from there.

Luzardo has struggled with consistency this season. While there are games where he looks like he took a massive leap from his 2021 campaign, Tuesday’s outing against the Arizona Diamondbacks looked shaky at best.

Your browser does not support HTML5 video.After the offense spotted him two runs in the top of the first, Luzardo gave up a two-run home run to Jordan Luplow. He retired seven straight batters at one point but was still ineffective overall. He wasn’t commanding his renowned slurve well enough to get into favorable counts and put opponents away. Rather,…