3 years agoPhiladelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola was excellent on Thursday, tossing a complete-game shutout to help his club defeat the Reds 4-0. The right-hander struck out a season-high 11 batters while allowing just five hits and no walks in the 101-pitch effort. Nola cruised through the majority of the game and only ran into trouble in the ninth inning, when he stranded runners on second and third to end the contest. He now holds a sharp 3.08 ERA and 0.94 WHIP on the season to go along with a 185/22 K/BB through 166 2/3 innings pitched. Nola will look to keep his momentum going next week in a favorable road matchup versus the Diamondbacks.--Riley Mrack - RotoBaller
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3 years agoPhiladelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola was outstanding Sunday, coming within two outs of a complete-game shutout against the Miami Marlins. Nola allowed no runs on four hits and a walk, striking out ten while improving his season record to 6-7. He has now thrown at least seven innings in eight consecutive starts. With a 3.13 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, and 137 strikeouts in 126 2/3 innings across 19 starts this year, Nola is among the most consistent and valuable fantasy starters in the league.--Doug Goldring - RotoBaller
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3 years agoPhiladelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola didn't have his best outing against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, but he did enough to earn his fifth win of the season. He pitched seven innings and allowed seven hits, one walk and four earned runs while recording eight strikeouts. Luckily for Nola, the Phillies were all over Braves starter Ian Anderson in the game and the team wound up putting up 14 runs on the day. Nola is now 5-5 with a 3.13 ERA and a 0.92 WHIP on the year. He's currently maintaining a career-best 8.4 K/BB ratio, up significantly from his career K/BB ratio of 4.1. The 29-year-old will make his next start next Wednesday against the Washington Nationals.--Andrew Ericksen - RotoBaller
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3 years agoPhiladelphia Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola threw eight shutout innings while striking out six and allowing four hits on Wednesday as the Phillies shut out the Milwaukee Brewers 10-0. Nola is looking a little bit inconsistent in recent performances and will be hoping to build on this performance in his next home start, as the right-hander is struggling to pitch at Citizens Bank Park this season. Nola is pitching to a 2.70 ERA on the road this season versus a 4.41 ERA at home, while allowing seven home runs in Philadelphia in 34 innings versus just three home runs allowed on the road this season in 40 innings.--JasonHirsch
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