Wednesday was another example of how bad it's gotten for Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola. It's now gotten to the point that he may be involuntarily relinquishing a postseason rotation spot to someone else. Nola appears severely broken and time is running out to fix him.
Facing the Milwaukee Brewers, Nola allowed five first inning runs before even recording an out but ended up getting through five innings, per MLB.com's Adam McCalvy. His final line was five innings pitched, six hits, six earned runs, two walks and six strikeouts. The Phillies eventually answered back but fell short by a score of 6-3 and failed to grow the division lead after the New York Mets' loss earlier in the day.