Luzardo, the Phillies’ top offseason addition in a trade with the Marlins, blazed through the season’s first two months with a 2.15 ERA in 11 starts. But he stumbled badly in back-to-back starts against the Brewers and Cubs, then made adjustments when the Phillies believed he might have been tipping pitches.

A night after their offensive explosion, the Mets' offense came crashing down as they dropped the rubber game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday night, losing 7-1.

After snapping a seven-game losing streak the previous night, manager Carlos Mendoza’s crew reverted to listless form in Sunday’s series rubber game against the Phillies. Even usually reliable David Peterson was a mess in getting knocked out after four innings in the Mets’ 7-1 loss at Citizens Bank Park that completed their brutal trip.