Aaron Nola had held the Mets hitless through four innings with just two walks allowed, but it all came crashing down in the fifth when he allowed a pair of three run home runs to Francisco Alvarez and Brandon Nimmo in an 11-3 Philadelphia loss. The Phillies offense was completely shut down by Mets starter Jose Quintana who went 7 shutout innings while allowing just 3 hits.
Foreshadowing
Nola started the game strong with a strikeout of Francisco Lindor and a groundout of Mark Vientos on six total pitches. But then Nimmo and Pete Alonso worked full count walks to drive Nola’s pitch count up to 21.