The pitcher Venezuelan Jesus Luzardo gave up only two hits and walked six batters in 5 1/3 innings for the Athletic from Oakland sweep the Minnesota Twins to win their 10th game in a row in the 2021 season of MLB, only half of his remembered streak of 20 consecutive wins in the movie Moneyball.
If there is a movie and a word associated with the Athletic from Oakland On MLB it is Moneyball and the current As the best team in the big leagues in the 2021 campaign reminds us of that, since vThey forgot about the action after the postponement of Monday’s game and continued their streak of dominance by beating a doubleheader against the Twins with a few shutouts.
A jewel thrown by Sean Manaea in a 7-0 win in Game 1 was followed by a strong performance by Jesus Luzardo in the 1-0 win in Game 2, which is only the third time in the history of Oakland that the Athletic they had a runless opponent in both games from a doubleheader and the first time since September 9, 1974, when Vida Blue and Catfish Hunter combined the Kansas City Royals with two shutouts.
During that stretch of 10 games in a row, the starting pitchers of the Athletic from Oakland They shine 7-0 with a 2.09 ERA in 56 innings.
“I would say we are motivated to see each other. I can see all these guys doing well and we just said, “Iron sharpens iron.” If they get it right, you don’t want to be a weak link. You have to go out and do your thing. We all feel the same and have a lot of fun, ”he said. Jesus Luzardo.
Jesus Luzardo has not yet reached the level of bait expected by the Athletic from Oakland. The 23-year-old left-handed grapples with the inconsistencies most young pitchers of his caliber encounter early in his career. But outings like the one he took on Tuesday-evening give Oakland confidence that Luzardo could be on the line for a breakthrough this season.
Luzardo he worked quickly with the Twins and gave up only two hits and walked with six strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. His electric arm was fully visible, with his final throw a 96.7 mph fastball passing Ryan Jeffers for strike three.
Many things were different Jesus Luzardo Tuesday, and not just with his pitching. After the shortest start to his career, in which he gave up five runs in 2 2/3 innings against the D-backs last week, Luzardo decided to turn things around. He removed his contact lenses and wore his glasses back on the mound, something he had done in all of his appearances before this season, dating back to his minor league days. He also changed his entry number to Bryant Myers’ “WOW,” the song he used in 2020 before tweaking a few different tunes earlier this season.
‘I felt like I was getting away from myself. That look is just my thing. Now I am back to myself, ”he said. Jesus Luzardo.
The line of Jesus Luzardo It can be a beauty if it works for you. Having good control against the Twins, he made the most of it, throwing it on 60 percent of his throws and generating nine puffs, the most he had on all of his throws.
The dazzling right of Jesus Luzardo, peaking at 99.1 miles per hour (mph), is just part of the equation that makes Luzardo so special. It has one more quality that cannot be taught: resilience. Luzardo’s rebound from a tough performance last week wasn’t the first time he showed off this trait. Two of his four empty starts last season also came after heavy starts in which he gave up four runs and six runs.
“He’s really talented and he’s very confident. He had to go through some tough parts. But it seems that when he has a tough game, he comes back and responds, ”said the manager of the Athletic from Oakland, Bob Melvin.
Jesus Luzardo he even defended himself against some external setback. During the fifth inning with one out and one runner, the umpires told Luzardo and his teammates to leave the field after a light pole went out on the top floor of the Colosseum, similar to the problem that occurred on May 7, 2019, when The lights went out before Mike Fiers threw a no-hitter later that night.
Keep your arm warm by throwing 12 places in the bullpen, Jesus Luzardo he overcame a 25-minute delay and retired three of his last four batters, two via strikeouts.
“It was absolutely weird. It had never happened to me. Heard it happened in 2019 and Fiers pitched a no-hitter so that was the joke. I’m glad we got into the game, ”he concluded Jesus Luzardo.
With some of the information and image from Martín Gallegos out MLB.with.