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Phillies Blow Ninth-Inning Lead, Tie Blue Jays 8-8 as Aaron Nola Debuts

The Phillies led 8-5 heading into the bottom of the ninth with the game seemingly in hand. However, an inning gone haywire from Pedro Beato allowed the Blue Jays to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth as Philadelphia tied for the second day in a row.

Aaron Nola made his long-awaited spring debut, tossing two scoreless frames as he recorded one strikeout. He hit 94 on the stadium radar gun, but as Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly pointed out, it often says the pitchers are throwing faster than they actually are.