PHILADELPHIA -- When Jesús Luzardo is on, he's really on.

And when he's not, he's not.

It was the latter version of Luzardo who showed up for the first inning on Thursday night against the Mets. Fortunately for the Phillies, perhaps the best version of Luzardo they've seen all year took over from there.

The left-hander rebounded from a four-run opening frame by retiring the final 22 batters he faced to set the stage for Philadelphia's 6-4 comeback victory at Citizens Bank Park. The win secured a four-game sweep for the Phillies (87-60), who moved a season-high 11 games ahead of the Mets (76-71) atop the National League East with 15 games to play.

Early on, it looked as if Luzardo could be in for one of his off nights. He gave up hits to five of the first six batters he faced, p

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