A dominant outing from pitcher Aaron Nola helped the Phillies complete a sweep of the Marlins Sunday.
MIAMI — Expectations weren’t terribly high for Aaron Nola this season. He was coming off a 2021 in which he’d posted a 4.63 ERA, the second-highest mark of his first seven seasons. His 2018 All-Star campaign, when he went 17-6 with a 2.37 ERA and 224 strikeouts, felt like a distant memory. It was hard to imagine him replicating that type of production again, especially coming off a down year.
Nola threw 108 pitches before one-out singles put Miami runners on first and second in the ninth inning. Jose Alvarado came in to retire the next two batters and earn his first save of the season. It was easily Nola’s best start of the season, and it came just a few days after one of his worst. On July 11, in St. Louis, he went seven innings but allowed five earned runs, tied for the most he has allowed all year. On Sunday, he was on cruise control.
Much has changed since the Phillies’ previous sweep in Miami. The Phillies made the playoffs one more time — in 2011 — and haven’t been back since. After finishing first in their division from 2007-11, they haven’t finished higher than third since 2012. And at 49-43, they likely won’t change that this year, with the Mets sitting at 24 games over .500 and the Braves not far behind.
“In the second half, there might be a little bit more adversity. There might. You never now. I know that we’ll be more than equipped to face that. If it’s a losing streak, whatever it is. We’ll be very equipped to handle anything that comes at us. I’m not going to put anything past this group.”
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