Aaron Nola will be the first to admit that he hasn’t been the co-ace the Phillies are paying him to be this season.
But on Monday night, he did what aces do.
On the same day the Phillies placed both Trea Turner and Alec Bohm on the injured list, Nola turned in one of his best starts of the season in a 1-0 series-opening win against the Mets at Citizens Bank Park. The victory pushed Philadelphia’s (84-60) lead over New York (76-68) atop the NL East to a season-high eight games with 18 to play.
Nola did not allow a run over six innings, marking just his second scoreless outing of the season — and first since May 3.
David Robertson, Matt Strahm and Jhoan Duran followed with an inning apiece to preserve the shutout. Duran worked around a leadoff single and a one-out double to notch his 28th save.
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