In their first game of the season played in enemy territory, a team with lofty aspirations did what they were supposed to do against a rebuilding division rival as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Washington Nationals 4-0 on Friday night.
Aaron Nola looked to rebound from a lamentable start to his 2024 campaign, which began with a loss to the Braves last Saturday, and silence some of the detractors who have set forth 172 million reasons why the erstwhile #1 starter’s contract renewal was ill-advised.
An offense that has been derided thus far for not coming out of the gate firing on all cylinders must have been ecstatic to see the familiar face of Nationals’ lefty, Patrick Corbin, staring at them from the mound.