The Philadelphia Phillies wasted a strong effort from RHP Aaron Nola in a 2-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox Saturday, but the poise that the 26-year-old pitched with wasn’t lost on Red Sox manager Alex Cora.
After cruising through the first six innings of his start Saturday evening, Nola ran into trouble in the seventh inning. Though he did allow one run in the inning – raising his ERA to 8.10 in the seventh inning in 2019 – he ultimately induced a fielder’s choice off the bat off Gorkys Hernandez and struck out pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez to strand the bases loaded and keep the Phillies in the game.