Daily News | Aaron Nola outduels buddy Zach Eflin to lead Phillies to 3-1 win over Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A few days ago, Aaron Nola took stock of starting pitching that has carried the“I’ve got to pick it up a little more and be a little more consistent,” he said. “But those [other] guys have been great.”
Nola trudged off the mound in the eighth inning after giving up a one-out homer to Wander Franco. Otherwise, he was brilliant. Rather than letting potential rallies mushroom, his downfall for much of the season, he stranded runners in the second, third, fourth, and sixth innings, never losing control over the game.
Nola and Eflin met in 2015 at double-A Reading. They came up together through the Phillies’ farm system. Nola watched Eflin deal with multiple knee injuries that nearly derailed him. Eflin watched Nola blossom into a top-of-the-rotation starter.
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