Aaron Nola is the longest-tenured Phillie. Rhys Hoskins isn’t far behind. During their time with the club, they have never played in a postseason game. They both want it to happen this year. Badly. On Friday night, they backed up their desire with a couple of clutch performances in a very important stretch-drive victory over the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park.
Nola pitched six shutout innings and Hoskins drove home four runs in the 9-1 victory.
The win pushed the Phils a little closer to a place they haven’t been since 2011 – the postseason.