Lucchesi (4-4) took the loss against the Diamondbacks on Friday, giving up two earned runs on three hits over 5.1 innings, striking out five and walking one in San Diego's 3-1 defeat.
He pitched well against a tough Arizona lineup in this contest, but he ended up taking the loss anyway as his teammates could muster little offense against Diamondbacks starter Zack Godley. Lucchesi's been in a nice groove overall of late, as the left-hander has now yielded just two earned runs over his last 14.1 innings. The Padres haven't been letting him pitch too deep into games, which will continue to inhibit his potential to put up top-end numbers, but Lucchesi's 3.27 ERA and 1.18 WHIP have allowed to him to maintain fantasy value as a ratio stabilizer. He'll take the mound next against the Dodgers next Wednesday.