The vaunted Philadelphia Phillies offense didn't have a third straight comeback in them on Wednesday night as they finished off their three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Unfortunately, after keeping his team in the game, trailing just 3-0 through seven innings, Phillies starter Jesús Luzardo was hung out to dry.
With his lefty starter already at 100 pitches, Phillies manager Rob Thomson made the rather questionable decision to send Luzardo back out to the mound to start the eighth inning. Instead of a left-handed batter lower in the lineup, Luzardo was tasked with facing Shohei Ohtani, only the best player in the game, for a fourth time.