Daily News | Aaron Nola allows one hit through 5 1/3 innings, with nine strikeouts in his final spring start before opening day
Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola throws against the Tigers during the 1st inning at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, FL, Sunday, April 3, 2022.CLEARWATER, Fla. — Aaron Nola set the tone quickly on Sunday. In his last Grapefruit League start before opening day on April 8, the Phillies right-handed pitcher struck out the side in the first inning against Detroit.
This outing set a decidedly different tone than Nola’s other three spring starts. Entering the Phillies 8-7 win against the Tigers on Sunday, the righty had an 8.00 ERA in nine innings pitched. In his previous start on March 29 at Tampa against the Yankees, he allowed four earned runs through four innings. By the time his day was done Sunday, he’d allowed only one hit — the home run to Torkelson — and no walks. He has one walk all spring with 20 strikeouts.
Nola said that after Zack Wheeler’s season last year, which earned him a second-place finish in the NL Cy Young award voting, he wasn’t sure if he’d make the opening-day start in 2022. But this season he and his teammates have a bigger goal in mind: ending a playoff drought they believe has gone on far too long.
RHP James Norwood, who was acquired from the San Diego Padres on March 30, hasn’t thrown in a game for the Phillies yet. He had to leave camp for personal reasons. Girardi says he isn’t sure when Norwood will be back in camp, which could compromise his ability to make the roster.
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