Aaron Nola went six innings last night, striking out six while giving up just five hits and just one run, a solo homer to pitcher Nathan Karns. While Nola ended up on the wrong side of the ledger of a 1-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, the recently-22 Nola showed promise in locating pitches and wasn’t phased by base runners or by a tight early strike zone.
Here are how some other notable Phillies’ home-grown starters fared in their first starts.
Curt Simmons: September 28, 1947 – 9.