Luzing it: Blue Jays 9, Phillies 1

After the Phillies turned in a solid performance in the series opener against the Blue Jays, there was hope that the team had put the struggles of last weekend behind them. But after the offense no-showed on Wednesday night, on Thursday Jesus Luzardo turned in his second straight awful performance, the offense remained quiet, and the Phillies dropped the series finale 9-1.

Jesus Luzardo suffered through a horrendous start against the Brewers on Sunday, so there was some interest in how he would look on Thursday. And the answer was not reassuring to Phillies fans.

Luzardo gave up a leadoff single to Bo Bichette, but finished off the first inning without any more trouble. He was not so…