When the Phillies and Houston Astros squared off on Tuesday night, the starting pitching matchup was a rematch of game one of the 2022 World Series. Neither Aaron Nola nor Justin Verlander pitched well in that World Series game, and on Tuesday, one of them fared poorly once again. Fortunately for the Phillies, that pitcher was not Aaron Nola. Instead, Nola pitched seven shutout innings to lead the Phillies to a 5-0 win.
Nola’s night didn’t get off to a good start, when he gave up a single to Jose Altuve on the first pitch.