Nola (5-9) gave up six earned runs on six hits and two walks over four-plus innings in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Pirates.
He labored through 80 pitches, throwing only 46 for strikes. The Pirates got to Nola early, with Starling Marte tallying an RBI single in the first and Jody Mercer driving in Josh Harrison with an RBI groundout in the second. Gregory Polanco knocked in two with a single in the fifth that chased Nola, and then David Freese's subsequent two-RBI hit went on the Phillies starter's ledger as well. The 23-year-old has now sandwiched two poor outings around the six scoreless innings he fired against the Marlins on Monday, and has dropped five straight decisions. He'll try turning things around against the Braves next Thursday.