Phillies rookie pitcher Aaron Nola was solid in his start against the Padres on Friday. The young right-hander allowed three runs on six hits over six innings. He walked two and struck out six, throwing 56 of 99 pitches for strikes.
Nola was down early, all three runs he allowed came within the first three innings of the game. But he settled in from there, as he did a good job of keeping his team in the game.
The Phillies responded by rallying back to tie the game, getting Nola off the hook in this one.
This was Nola's fourth start of his young career, and so far he has looked quite impressive. He has pitched at least six innings in three of the four outings, and his 3.65 ERA can be partially attributed to a four-run game against the Cubs in his second start.