Final Score: Marlins 9, Phillies 5
Looking to tie their season-high win streak of seven games, the Phillies sent Aaron Nola to the mound at LoanDepot Park to face the Marlins on Saturday. Nola had pitched well of late, combining to allow four runs over his previous four starts before Saturday’s. His recent success didn’t carry over.
Nola labored through 4 2/3 innings, firing 101 pitches while allowing five runs (four earned) on nine hits. Two of those hits were home runs — one by Connor Norby and the other by Jonah Bride.
One of the issues for the right-hander was his inability to get leadoff hitters out.