Final Score: Cubs 4, Phillies 2
Aaron Nola has spent his entire career hearing about his September woes. For all of September 2022 (save for one bad inning in Atlanta), Nola had been reversing that narrative. He was continuing to reverse it in Chicago on Wednesday.
Then, the fifth inning.
Much like the Phillies’ postseason standing has spiraled on a dime the last five Septembers — including this one — Nola’s night spiraled against the Cubs. Because of it, and because of another quiet night by the bats against Chicago, the Phillies fell to 83-71.