Jesús Luzardo Fantasy

Oakland Athletics left-handed hurler Jesus Luzardo will start Game 1 of the wild-card series against the White Sox on Tuesday. The White Sox were a perfect 14-0 against left-handed starters this year. The 22-year-old Luzardo had a 4.12 ERA with 59 strikeouts in 59 innings during the regular season, and he's ready for the challenge. Chicago also had the best slugging percentage (.523) in the league against southpaws and ranked second with an .887 OPS. As a result, the nasty Luzardo will be a high-risk/high-reward DFS commodity for the first round of American League playoff games on Tuesday.

over 1 month ago

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo dominated the Giants on Saturday firing six shutout innings at his Bay Area rivals. The rookie left hander struck out seven while allowing five hits and no walks in the dominant effort. Luzardo induced a whopping 15 swinging strikes on just 90 pitches as he lowered his season-ERA to 3.86. Luzardo has struggled in recent starts when he faces the lineup the third time so it was good to see him retire four-of-five batters he faced thrice. As good as Luzardo has been for fantasy managers, he may not be trustworthy in the last week of the season if Oakland decides to manage his workload ahead of the postseason.

over 1 month ago

Oakland Athletics pitcher Jesus Luzardo will move up to start Saturdays game against the San Francisco Giants. Luzardo was scheduled to pitch on Sunday, but for some reason, the team decided to change their rotation. Frankie Montas just returned from the paternity list, so perhaps they want to give him an extra day of rest before taking the mound. Either way, Luzardo will attempt to redeem himself after allowing six runs on nine hits in 3 innings the last time he faced the Giants.

over 1 month ago