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PHLY Phillies Podcast: Phillies Continue Losing Home Series, Is The Home Field Advantage Gone?

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April 17, 2026
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🔴 PHILLIES IN CRISIS? Home Field Nightmare, Luzardo’s Meltdown & Phils Can’t Hit Lefties + Angry Fan Tweets The Philadelphia Phillies are 8-10 and the alarm bells are ringing at Citizens Bank Park. In today’s episode, we break down THREE major concerns threatening to derail this team’s 2026 season — plus your UNFILTERED reactions in our Angry Fan Tweets segment!

🏟️ NO HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE? Citizens Bank Park used to be a fortress. Now it feels like a vacation spot for opposing teams. We dig into why the Phillies aren’t protecting their home turf and what it means for the rest of the season.

⚾ JESÚS LUZARDO’S EARLY-SEASON DISASTER The Phillies gave him a 5-year, $135 million extension — and through four starts, Luzardo has a bloated 7.94 ERA, has surrendered 28 hits in 22⅔ innings, and allowed five or more earned runs in THREE of those outings. Is he tipping pitches again? Is this a fluke or something more serious? We break it all down.

🆚 PHILLIES VS. LEFT-HANDED PITCHING: THE WORST IN BASEBALL A .158 batting average and dead-last ranking in the MLB against southpaws. The Phils are 0-4 in games started by a left-hander this season. Shota Imanaga, Robbie Ray, MacKenzie Gore — lefties are making this lineup look like a Little League team. We examine who’s struggling most and whether Rob Thomson’s platoons are actually helping.

😤 ANGRY FAN TWEETS SEGMENT Phillies Twitter is FURIOUS. We read and react to the most passionate, unfiltered fan takes of the week. Philly fans don’t hold back — and neither do we.

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