Jesus Luzardo and the Phillies will take the mound against Jake Irvin and the Nationals in the series’ finale on Sunday.

The Philadelphia Phillies will take the field in the second game of this three-game series against the Washington National on Saturday afternoon at National Park in Washington, D.C. The Phillies came away with the win in the first game of the series on Thursday, 7-3, with each team taking Friday off. Relief pitcher Jose Alvarado picked up the win, pitching one scoreless inning. Colin Poche, also a relief pitcher, secured the loss, having only pitched two outs in the top of the 10th inning, giving up three earned runs on one hit.

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Game Date: Saturday, Mar. 29, 2025

Game Time: 4:05 p.m. ET

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After going four and a half scoreless innings, Washington got the game started with a homer from Keibert Ruiz. Philadelphia bounced back with homers from Bryce Harper and Kyler Schwarber before eventually going into the ninth inning tied, 3-3. Alec Bohm hit a two-RBI double in the top of the 10th followed by a two-RBI triple from J.T. Realmuto to give Philadelphia the 7-3 win.

For the second game, Philadelphia will put Jesus Luzardo on the mound to start the game in his team debut. The left-hander went 1-1 in spring training with a massive 9.49 ERA and 16 strikeouts. Last season with the Miami Marlins, Luzardo had three wins with a 5.00 ERA and just 58 strikeouts over 66.2 innings pitched.

Jake Irvin will get the ball to start the game for Washington today. The right-hander went 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA and nine strikeouts. In his second year in the MLB last season, Irvin was 10-14 with a 4.41 ERA. He had 156 strikeouts in 187.2 innings pitched — his best season in the majors of the two. He will look to improve even further this season.

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