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Aaron Nola strikes out nine in victory over Twins

Aaron Nola

PHI Starting Pitcher #27

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Aaron Nola delivered an outstanding performance in a victory over the Twins in the Field of Dreams game on Thursday evening, matching his season-high with nine strikeouts over five innings of one-run baseball.

The 33-year-old right-hander scattered five hits and three walks on the night. The lone tally against him came on a solo blast off the bat of Luke Keaschall in the second inning. Nola had traffic on the basepaths and was in trouble a few times but was always able to make key pitches to get out of it. We’ll see if this magical start can springboard him into a successful final six weeks of the season. Now 4-9 on the season, he’ll carry an uninspiring 5.33 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and a 138/46 K/BB ratio (130 innings) into Wednesday’s tilt against the Marlins.

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Aaron Nola left Saturday’s start with a knee contusion.

The bad news is the contusion forced Nola to his outing after he allowed two runs over five innings. The good news is that imaging revealed no structural damage. The to-be-determined news is that Nola will undergo further evaluation in the coming days to determine if he can make his next scheduled start next week.
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Aaron Nola left his start Saturday against the Blue Jays in the sixth after taking a comebacker off his left leg.

After allowing two runs through five innings, Nola was drilled after his second pitch of the sixth, a 105-mph shot from Jesús Sánchez. He was in the midst of one of his better showings before departing. He struck out eight for the fourth time this year. The third strikeout made him the 93rd pitcher in MLB history to reach 2,000.
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Aaron Nola allowed three runs on six hits in six innings in a no-decision against the Nationals on Monday

Nola walked two and struck out five while throwing 62 percent of his pitches for strikes and posting an 11 percent CSW on the day. As per usual, Nola had most of his success with his curveball in this one, posting a 74 percent strike rate and a 32 percent swinging strike rate on the pitch. No other pitch really missed many bats. That said, this is Nola’s second straight usable start in fantasy leagues, and he gets the Blue Jays, Twins, and Marlins in his next starts. The Phillies didn’t add a starter at the deadline, so they need him to get going.
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Aaron Nola allowed just one run in his 5 2/3 innings, but took a loss to the Marlins on Tuesday.

Nola is now 3-9 on the season, but this one is hardly his fault. The only run allowed was a solo homer from Kyle Stowers, but that’s one more run allowed than Sandy Alcantara and a pair of Miami relievers. That being said, there was a smidgen of good luck that he only gave up the one run, as he gave up five hits and three walks before exiting in the sixth frame. Still, it’s nice to see some effectiveness from what was one of the best hurlers in the league not that long ago. He’ll faced the Nationals on Monday if there’s no change to the rotation order.
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Aaron Nola surrendered five runs in 5 1/3 innings Wednesday in a loss to the Dodgers.

Nola was coming off three solid outings in a row, but the Dodgers had two homers and eight additional hard-hit balls off him. He’s now surrendered 25 homers in 108 1/3 innings this year. When he topped the NL with 30 homers allowed two years ago, it was in 199 1/3 innings. He’s 3-8 with a 5.82 ERA ahead of a date with the Marlins next week.
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Aaron Nola had a tough time keeping the ball in the yard during Thursday night’s loss to the Orioles, giving up three runs on six hits across his six-plus innings of work.

Nola racked up six strikeouts on the night while issuing four free passes. All of the damage that was done against him came via the long ball, with Francisco Alvarez crushing a solo homer in the third inning then Brett Baty and Alvarez going back-to-back to open the seventh. Nola got 16 swings and misses on 97 pitches on the evening, posting a strong CSW of 35 percent. He’ll carry a 5.68 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and a 108/35 K/BB ratio (103 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Dodgers.
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Phillies will start Aaron Nola, Jesus Luzardo, and Alan Rangel against the Mets this weekend.

Nola will start on Thursday, there will then be a day off to accommodate the World Cup Final, and then Luzardo and Rangel will throw on Saturday and Sunday. The Phillies could have chosen to use Zack Wheeler on normal rest this weekend, but the veteran will likely get a two-start week against the Dodgers and Yankees instead.
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Aaron Nola pitched well in a no-decision against the Tigers on Friday night, allowing just two runs on three hits over five strong frames.

Nola piled up eight strikeouts in the contest while issuing a pair of walks. All of the damage done against him came on one mighty swing of the bat by Kevin McGonigle in the third inning. Aside from that, Nola was in complete command. He got 14 swings and misses on 84 pitches on the night — six of those on his knuckle curve — registering a CSW of 31 percent. The 33-year-old righty heads into the All-Star break with a 3-6 5.75 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and a 102/31 K/BB ratio over 97 innings through his first 19 starts. Aside from the strikeouts, he has been an unmitigated disaster for fantasy purposes.
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Aaron Nola was lit up for eight runs — seven earned — in 4 2/3 innings by the Pirates on Monday.

The Phillies gave Nola five runs through the first three innings, only for Nola to allow two runs in the fourth and six in the fifth. With a 23 percent strikeout rate, Nola is still missing enough bats to seemingly be of some use as a fourth or fifth starter. Still, the hooks have to come quicker. One option would be to use an opener for him, but the problem there is that he’s actually done his best work this season in the first innings of games. The loss tonight leaves him 3-5 with a 6.04 ERA ahead of a date with the Royals.
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Aaron Nola allowed two runs over five innings on Wednesday in a no-decision against the Nationals.

Nola was long gone by the time Philadelphia mounted another late-inning rally. He struck out five and managed to hold Washington to just solo homers by Luis García Jr. and Jorbit Vivas across five innings of work. He’ll face off against the Pirates in his next outing on Monday to open a two-start week.

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Kyle Freeland limited the Giants to one run over eight innings in the Rockies’ 5-2 victory Friday.

Freeland struck out only two and gave up 11 hard-hit balls, but the only damage against him came on Bryce Eldridge’s homer in the fourth. Freeland has allowed three earned runs in his three starts this month, lowering his ERA from 7.34 to 6.27. He’ll make his next start at home against the Dodgers. It’ll be his first time facing them in Coors this year after giving up 14 earned runs over nine innings in two starts in L.A.
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Landen Roupp gave up four runs in 5 2/3 innings Friday in a home start against the Rockies.

According to Statcast, Roupp would have given up three homers in 29 ballparks tonight. However, at Oracle Park, those three batted balls, all in the 410-foot range, produced one homer, one triple and one double. Roupp has lost four straight starts, yielding 14 earned runs in 19 1/3 innings in the process, and the Giants are an incredible 2-16 in his last 18 turns. He’s slated to pitch in Cleveland next time out.
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Zac Veen hit a two-run homer and walked against the Giants on Friday.

Veen’s blast to right was hit 111 mph off of Landen Roupp, giving him two homers in two games since his recall. That the Rockies play six games at home next week would seem to make him an interesting pickup, but, unfortunately, the team is currently slated to face lefties in four of those games and Veen is expected to do a lot of sitting against lefties. Maybe he can change that if he stays hot this weekend.
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Jeff McNeil went 4-for-5 with a homer, two doubles and three RBI in leading the A’s to an 8-3 win over the Rangers on Friday.

It’s McNeil’s fourth career game with three extra-base hits; he last did it by collecting two homers and a double in Coors Field in June 2025. McNeil is now sitting at .409/.437/.561 in 21 games in the second half. He even has five steals during the span, which is four more than he had in the first half and two more than he had in 122 games for the Mets last season. As the Athletics’ current leadoff man against righties, he’s worth playing in mixed leagues when the team is at home in West Sacramento.
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Jump had a 3-0 lead until giving up a walk, an infield single and a three-run homer with one out in the sixth. He was pulled immediately after the game-tying blast from Jake Burger. Jump will pitch in Kansas City next week, making him a streaming option in deeper leagues.
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Jake Burger homered to supply the Rangers’ three runs in Friday’s loss to the A’s.

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Andy Pages went 3-for-4 and collected his 20th homer and 12th steal Friday in the Dodgers’ 3-1 win over the Brewers.

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six innings of one-run ball Friday in a win over the Brewers.

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Edwin Díaz escaped hitting a batter and walking two others to pick up his seventh save Friday versus the Brewers.

The job got done, but Díaz was all over the place tonight and did nothing to instill anyone with any confidence in him. The HBP started the inning and also would have been a walk on a full-count pitch. Díaz rebounded to fan Christian Yelich and eventually got two groundouts without a run scoring. It took him 26 pitches, bringing his total to 50 the last two days, so he’ll certainly get at least Saturday off after this. With Tanner Scott also having worked two straight days, Alex Vesia might be in line for a save chance.
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