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Phillies' Luzardo ejected after screaming obscenities at ump

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Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Jesús Luzardo was ejected from Tuesday's game against the New York Mets as he walked off the mound in the fifth inning.

Luzardo was removed from the contest by manager Rob Thomson before directing his displeasure at home plate umpire Willie Traynor while walking toward the dugout.

The southpaw threw two close pitches to Starling Marte in an at-bat that resulted in a walk prior to his ejection.

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"I'm not really an emotional guy," Luzardo said after the game, according to Anthony SanFilippo of On Pattison.

"Pretty calm out there for the most part, just when I think something's not fair, I'll make sure to stick up for it."

The Phillies were ahead 2-1 when Luzardo exited the game. The Mets wound up scoring five runs in the fifth, with four of the runs being charged to the left-hander. New York ended up winning the game 6-5.

The Phillies lead the Mets by five games in the NL East after they were also clobbered by their division rival 13-3 in the series opener.

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