Throughout their history, the Phillies have had several ace pitchers, from Hall of Famers Robin Roberts, Jim Bunning and Steve Carlton to the uber-rotation of Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay.
But Aaron Nola is on a roll that would make any of them jealous.
Nola began his latest gem Saturday at Citizens Bank Park by giving up a titanic opposite-field home run to Pittsburgh Pirates leadoff man Sean Rodriguez on the second pitch of the game. He ended it by striking out Jordy Mercer on a wicked changeup 101 pitches later to complete the seventh inning.