When Aaron Nola was at his best in 2018, you could pretty much pencil in a win for the Phillies. He had a 17-6 record, and the team was 22-11 in games he started. Philadelphia was 58-71 with someone besides Nola on the mound, indicating just how much of a difference he has made.
Nola has not provided the same consistency this year with his ERA reaching 7.45 in April. His ERA was 4.89 less than three weeks ago, a far cry from his 2018 ERA of 2.37.
Before Nola’s last three starts, Philadelphia was 9-6 with him on the mound.