ALLENTOWN - A clubhouse attendant asked Chase d'Arnaud if he had good handwriting on Thursday night as two disco balls shined a rainbow of colors through the Lehigh Valley clubhouse. He wanted d'Arnaud to take a Sharpie and inscribe the game ball from Aaron Nola's first start with the IronPigs, a good-as-advertised, five-inning scoreless outing in a 3-0 win over the Buffalo Bisons.
Nola struck out seven batters and walked just one. He scattered four hits and threw 98 pitches, 66 of which were for strikes. The Phillies' top pitching prospect arrived in triple A for what could be a short stint before heading to the majors.