After Arraez traded for Miami Herald, Jesus Luzardo’s future looks uncertain, but he gets back on track against the Phillies.

Jesus Luzardo walked out to the mound in front of a sparse crowd of Miami Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies fans Saturday with the voice of John Denver echoing throughout loanDepot park. “Country roads, take me home to the place I belong.” Luzardo, a native South Floridian, felt like he had to try to change something in the early days of this increasingly miserable season. Luzardo was among the best pitchers in the National League in each of the last two seasons, and yet he entered the weekend with an ERA more than 6.00 and a team already selling off some of its best players. The Marlins have the worst record in MLB, and their 8-3 loss to the Phillies on Saturday only dug them deeper into the cellar, and Luzardo badly wants to steady Miami, especially with more than 120 games left and the franchise’s short-term future increasingly murky. “I think it’s tough on everyone,” the starting pitcher said. “No one likes the record and just where we’ve been as a team, but it’s a long season.”