Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson named left-handed pitcher Jesus Luzardo as his starter for Game 2 of the NLDS against Blake Snell and the Los Angeles Dodgers .

Luzardo will take the mound on Monday night in the second of two series-opening games at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Thomson has not named a starter for any future game, starting when the series flips to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles for Game 3 on Wednesday, Oct. 6.

The Dodgers previously named Yoshinobu Yamamoto as their starter for Wednesday's Game 3 against the Phillies.

Luzardo went 15-7 with a 3.92 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP with 216 strikeouts in 183.2 innings pitched in 2025. He is 0-2 in four career postseason starts with a 6.14 ERA and a 1.64 WHIP with 16 strikeouts in 14.2 innings pitched. He last mad

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