Phillies Send Jesús Luzardo to the Mound in Toronto Finale

The Philadelphia Phillies finish their three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday at the Rogers Centre in Canada.

Jesús Luzardo Looks to Bounce Back

The team will send left-hander Jesús Luzardo to the mound after this disastrous outing on Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers, where he gave up 12 runs on 12 hits with four strikeouts over 3.1 innings pitched, raising his season ERA to 3.58.

Realmuto Out: Marchan Steps In Behind the Plate

The Phillies' lineup will be without J.T. Realmuto, who left Wednesday’s game against the Blue Jays after taking a foul ball to the groin area. Rafael Marchan will play in place of Realmuto today and hit in the nine-hole.

Realmuto is listed as day-to-day.

Chris Bassitt Opposes Phillies Lefties

With Toronto throwing right-hander Chris Bassitt (5-3, 3.80 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 69 strikeouts), the Phillies will go with their left-handed bats, with Stott hitting leadoff, Max Kepler hitting seventh, and Brandon Marsh hitting eighth.

Phillies Lineup for Series Finale vs Blue Jays

Luzardo will face this Blue Jays lineup on Thursday

What’s Next: Phillies Head to Pittsburgh

The Phillies will head to Pittsburgh on Friday with Zack Wheeler likely to return to the Phillies rotation, but that has not been made official at this time. Ranger Suárez will start on Saturday, and Cristopher Sanhez will pitch Sunday at PNC Park.  Pirates right-handed ace Paul Skenes is slated to pitch on Sunday for Pittsburgh.