Aaron Nola bounced back after blowing a five-run lead in his last start to help the Phillies to an 8-4 win over the visiting Blue Jays on Tuesday night. CSeidmanNBCS of NBCSPhilly has the recap:
Nola's fastball velocity, a hot topic early this season, was much better. His four-seam fastball averaged 93.0 mph, up from a season average of 91.6. His two-seamer averaged 92.0, up from 90.8. He maxed out at 95.
He struck out six, matching a season-high. Nola has struck out just 7.2 batters per nine innings this season compared to 10.9 the last three seasons. Through eight starts, Nola is 3-2 with a 4.44 ERA. The ERA for all starting pitchers in 2023 is 4.54 -- compared to 4.05 last season -- so Nola has been slightly above average.
The Phils did a good job of tacking on, which hasn't been the case much this season. The Blue Jays scored in the sixth inning and the Phillies answered right back with two to make it a three-run game. Toronto added two more runs in the seventh and the Phils came back with three in the eighth.
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