You can't begin a weekend much better than the Phillies did in San Diego with a slew of loud extra-base hits, standout defense and another strong performance from Aaron Nola.
Yes, the Phillies spent the last two seasons piling up wins late in the year and ended each of the last two seasons with deep runs in the postseason. The Phillies are off to one of their best starts in years in large part because they beat-up on some of the worst teams in baseball. Behind eight strong innings from Aaron Nola, the Phillies capped an 8-2 homestand with an 8-2 win Sunday over the Chicago White Sox.
During the 2023 playoffs, Bryce Harper dubbed Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola “Ace one and Ace two.” Through 20 games in 2024, the rest of the rotation are making a case for their own nicknames. Spencer Turnbull's Friday night outing against the White Sox, where he took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, was just the latest in a streak of stellar performances by Phillies starters. “When their rotations going well, they get on a roll and they want to sort of outdo each other, kind of a competition,” said manager Rob Thomson.
No | Player | P |
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46 | P | |
54 | P | |
58 | P | |
23 | P | |
50 | P | |
43 | P | |
27 | P | |
56 | P | |
51 | P | |
39 | P | |
30 | P | |
25 | P | |
55 | P | |
61 | P | |
22 | P | |
99 | P | |
45 | P |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
13 | C | |
10 | C | |
21 | C |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
28 | 3B | |
3 | 1B | |
33 | 2B | |
5 | 2B | |
7 | SS |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
8 | RF | |
16 | LF | |
9 | LF | |
19 | CF | |
18 | CF |
No | Player | P |
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12 | DH |