When the San Francisco Giants took the field at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, manager Tony Vitello probably was hoping Tyler Mahle could produce a solid outing.

That didn't happen because Philadelphia Phillies starter Jesus Luzardo was throwing pretty much a masterpiece. Luzardo kept the Giants' offense in check, allowing only two hits en route to a 7-0 Phillies victory.

Luzardo worked seven innings, giving up just those two hits, no runs, didn't walk a batter, and struck out eight. That's a pretty solid recipe for victory. Luzardo's record now goes to 2-3.

The Phillies probably had a little more incentive to put together a solid game on Tuesday night.

It's been a pretty brutal start to the 2026 MLB season for Philadelphia, leading the ballclub to fire manager Rob Thomson on Tuesday morning. Don Mattingly is serving as manager on an interim basis, so the Phillies went out and gave "Donnie Baseball" a victory.

As for Mahle, whose record falls to 1-4, he worked five innings, giving up six hits, five runs (all earned), walked three, and struck out three.

The Phillies scored their first run in the fourth inning on Brandon Marsh's sacrifice fly. Marsh went 1-for-3 with his RBI against the Giants.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Phillies broke the game open with a four-run frame. First baseman Bryce Harper, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored, hit a run-scoring double with runners at first and second base and none out.

Shortstop Trea Turner scored on the play and the Phillies went up 2-0. They tacked on three more runs in the sixth and two more in the eighth.

Luis Arraez and Heliot Ramos were the only Giants to pick up base hits on Tuesday night. The Giants continue to sink themselves with an underwhelming offense. Maybe Luzardo was just too tough for San Francisco to solve on a consistent basis.

With the Tuesday night loss, the Giants fall to 13-16 overall and sit in fourth place in the National League West Division. The Phillies, who came into the game with a 9-19 season record -- one of the worst in all of baseball, go to 10-19.

Mahle's ERA, after his start on Tuesday night, soared to 5.87. It might be time for Vitello to see if there are any other pitchers in his bullpen who could take Mahle's turn in the rotation. In the meantime, the Giants' offense needs to find some life pretty quickly.

The Giants and Phillies will play again on Wednesday night, and the three-game series wraps up with a Thursday afternoon contest. From the City of Brotherly Love, the Giants will head to Florida for a three-game weekend series against the Tampa Bay Rays.

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