For the most part, Philadelphia Phillies’ ace Aaron Nola was dominant on opening day. In his fourth straight season-opening nod, he pitched 6.2 fantastic innings. It was until Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run moon shot on Nola’s lone mistake on the day that got the right-hander pulled. The Phillies’ bullpen ended up keeping the Braves scoreless after that in the 3-2 win in extras. Now today, Zack Wheeler gets the nod for the Phillies.
In another afternoon matchup, Wheeler will face off against the Atlanta Braves in the second game of the season.