PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Nola felt like himself again.
Nola pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning, Freddy Galvis and Tommy Joseph homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 Thursday to stop a five-game losing streak.
Nola (4-5) allowed one run, four hits and two walks in 7 1/3 innings and struck out eight.
"I know what I'm capable of and know what I can do," Nola said. "Today was me. I felt confident in all of my pitches."
The 24-year-old right-hander had a promising start to his career, but he did not pitch after July 20 last season because of right elbow trouble.