QUEENS, NY — Philadelphia Phillies starter Jesús Luzardo had been steaming since the second batter of the game, when Juan Soto was granted time late.

Luzardo followed through with his delivery, which ended with his arms extended in exasperation as he walked toward the home plate umpire, Willie Traynor.

Luzardo’s early frustration was justified. He eventually walked Soto on an eight-pitch at-bat. Only one of his pitches — a 97.5 mph four-seam fastball that rode high and inside — was a ball. The rest either landed inside the strike zone or grazed the edges.

Still, Luzardo held the Mets’ bats at bay through the first four innings Tuesday. Both teams were scoreless entering the fifth. New York had managed just three hits by that point and had squandered an early chance to take the lead as B

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