PHILADELPHIA — A steady rain fell in the early innings of Saturday’s contest between the Diamondbacks and Phillies. And as the offense tasked with supplying him run support poured it on early, Aaron Nola turned in his second straight strong performance, firing six shutout innings in a 7-2 Phillies win.
Nola threw 109 pitches. His seventh of the night was a 94.4 mph fastball on the outside corner that froze Corbin Carroll for a called third strike; it was Nola’s first of eight strikeouts. The right-hander allowed just four hits all night.
Nola found himself in a jam in the top of the second; runners were on first and second after back-to-back singles.