Phillies manager has awkward in-game interview as pitcher allows 3 home runs on consecutive pitches

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Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson had an in-game interrogation during a outpouring grooming crippled Wednesday, but helium didn't get galore words in.

That's due to the fact that helium watched his pitcher, Jesús Luzardo, springiness up back-to-back-to-back location runs connected 3 consecutive pitches.

The Phillies were visiting the Detroit Tigers successful Florida erstwhile Thomson had the headset connected successful the bottommost of the 2nd inning of a scoreless game.

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Jesus Luzardo

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jesús Luzardo throws a transportation during the archetypal inning against the Boston Red Sox astatine BayCare Ballpark.  (Kim Klement Neitzel/Imagn Images)

During the interview, Jahmai Jones went heavy disconnected Luzardo, resulting successful a emblematic location tally telephone by the ESPN crew.

"Looked similar a changeup," Thomson awkwardly intervened.

The adjacent batter, Andy Ibáñez, followed with a location tally of his ain successful astir the aforesaid spot.

Thinking they had immoderate time, Karl Ravech thanked Thomson for "sticking with" the broadcast unit done the back-to-back jacks. Then, Gleyber Torres came to the plate.

Torres besides went heavy implicit the near tract wall, and Thomson, rather literally, was speechless.

It was a six-run 2nd inning for Detroit, which repeated that tally full successful the 3rd inning. The crippled ended successful a 17-7 triumph for Detroit.

Rob Thomson vs Nationals

Rob Thomson of the Philadelphia Phillies walks successful the dugout earlier a crippled against the Washington Nationals astatine Nationals Park Aug. 18, 2023, successful Washington, D.C. (Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images)

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It wasn't precisely what Luzardo wanted aft posting a 5.00 ERA successful conscionable 12 starts successful an injury-riddled 2024 season. He showed committedness with the Miami Marlins, posting a 3.48 ERA successful 2022 and 2023. He was initially an Oakland Athletics prospect.

But aft his troubling 2024 campaign, the Marlins traded him distant to their NL East rivals successful December.

Luzardo figures to beryllium the team's No. 5 starter successful a stacked rotation led by co-aces Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler, the second of whom finished 2nd successful the NL Cy Young Award voting past play with a career-best 2.57 ERA.

Rob Thomson tips his cap

Philadelphia Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson removes his headdress during signifier Oct. 6, 2022, successful St. Louis.  (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Thomson replaced Joe Girardi arsenic the Phillies' manager successful 2022, which proved to beryllium a turning constituent successful their season. They coiled up winning the pennant.

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