Philadelphia leads the series 1-0
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS NOTES:
OFFENSE VS. PHILLIES: Among non-NL East opponents this regular season vs. Phillies, the D-backs ranked first in doubles (19) and triples (4), second in slugging (.453), extra-base hits (31) and total bases (112), third in homers (8) and RBI (33) and fourth in walks (22) and runs (34).
♦ Notable recent D-backs’ performances vs. Phillies:
PLAYER G-GS AVG OPS AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB
Thomas 5-4 .563 1.236 16 9 1 0 0 4 2
Gurriel Jr. 10-10 .381 .991 42 16 6 0 1 4 1
Walker 20-19 .342 .996 73 25 7 1 2 12 13
Carroll 9-8 .294 .957 34 10 5 1 1 8 2
WALKER-HARPER HISTORY: Christian Walker won the 2009 International Power Showcase High School Home Run Derby at Tropicana Field in Tampa, Fla., beating 16-year-old Bryce Harper.
♦ Walker was a stand-out high school at Kennedy-Kenrick in Norristown, Pa., where he hit .588 his senior season, was named to 2009 Philadelphia Inquirer All-S.E. Pennsylvania team and was rated No. 1 best high school player in the state of Pennsylvania.
ARIZONA HISTORY IN PHILLY:
♦ On June 10, 2019, Arizona set a club record with 8 home runs @ Citizens Bank Park…the D-backs also tied the franchise high with 6 diff erent players homering (Alex Avila, Jarrod Dyson, Eduardo Escobar, Ketel Marte, David Peralta, Ildemaro Vargas) [also: June 20, 2012 vs. Mariners]. The 13 combined home runs between the D-backs and Phillies on the day set a Major League record in a single game.
STARTING PITCHER – RHP MERRILL KELLY ♦ #29
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Making his second career Postseason start.
- In his last 4 starts (3 regular season and 1 Postseason), is 2-1 with a 1.44 ERA (4 ER in 25.0 IP, 20 K).
- Earned the win in his Postseason debut in Game 1 of the NLDS @ Dodgers on Oct. 7 (0 ER in 6.1 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K).
- Before moving to the Chicago area, spent part of his childhood living of Philadelphia…gifted his brother, Reid, Game 3 World Series tickets last fall.
- Turned 35 on Saturday.
2023 REGULAR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
- Went 12-8 with a 3.29 ERA (65 ER in 177.2 IP) in his fifth season with the D-backs.
- Set a career high in strikeouts (187) [previous: 177 in 2022].
- Made his 100th career start with the D-backs on April 11 and finished the season with 127 starts, the 6th most starts all-time among D-backs starters.
- On April 6, struck out David Peralta in the fourth inning for his 500th career strikeout.
- Is 1 of 11 pitchers to toss 4 seasons of 150.0+ innings since 2019.
- Went 7-3 with a 4.07 ERA (38 ER in 84.0 IP) in 15 road starts.
- Finished seventh with a 3.9 bWAR and tied for 12th with a 3.2 fWAR.
LAST START: Became the fourth D-backs starting pitcher (fifth time) in a Postseason start to not allow a run (also: Miguel Batista/Nov. 1, 2001; Randy Johnson/Oct. 16 and 28, 2001; Curt Schilling/Oct. 9, 2001).
VS. PHILLIES: Made 1 regular season start against the Phillies in 2023 on June 14 (ND; 3 ER in 6.0 IP).
- Won his lone start @ Citizens Bank Park on June 12, 2019 after tossing 7.2 shutout innings (3 H, 0 BB, 5 K).
NL RANKINGS: Ranked among NL leaders in ERA (5th, 3.29), opponent average (6th, .222), win percentage (9th, .600) and WHIP (10th, 1.19).
FRANCHISE RANKINGS: Ranked among D-backs starters in franchise history (min. 50 starts) in wins (T-5th, 48), starts (6th, 127), WHIP (7th, 1.22), innings pitched (7th, 750.2), strikeouts (8th, 681) and ERA (9th, 3.80).
STEE-RIKE!: On Sept. 4 vs. Rockies, tied a season high and career-high 12 strikeouts (4 H, 1 BB).
- Also recorded 12 strikeouts on August 24 vs. Reds and May 20, 2021 @ Dodgers.
600 K’S: On July 30 vs. Mariners, struck out J.P. Crawford in the fourth inning, to become the ninth pitcher in franchise history to record 600 strikeouts, joining Randy Johnson (2,077), Brandon Webb (1,065), Robbie Ray (998), Patrick Corbin (897), Curt Schilling (875), Ian Kennedy (705), Zac Gallen (686) and Zack Greinke (683).
MADE YOU LOOK: Collected a career-high 6 strikeouts “looking” on May 28 vs. Red Sox (previous: 5, Sept. 20, 2019 @ Padres), 1 shy of tying the franchise record (7, Wade Miley/2014 & Dan Haren/2009) and most by a starting pitcher this season (7, Zach Eflin/TB). (Source: Sportradar)
VS. LEFT AND RIGHT: From May 5-June 2, held lefties to a .162 average (11-for-68) with 24 strikeouts, while righties batted .191(13-for-68) with 23 strikeouts.
SHOW ‘EM WHAT YOU GOT : In the first time through the lineup, limited hitters to a .190 average (45-for-237) with 70 strikeouts.
IL REPORT: Was placed on the 15-day injured list (right calf inflammation) on June 27… reinstated on July 25.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES NOTES:
GAME 1 RECAP: The Phillies defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-3, in Game 1 of the 2023 NLCS at Citizens Bank Park … Starter Zack Wheeler picked up the win and tossed 6.0 innings with 2 runs allowed on 3 hits, 0 walks and 8 strikeouts … Kyle Schwarber led off the game with a home run (117 MPH) on the first pitch and Bryce Harper later homered in the 1st inning on his birthday … Nick Castellanos hit a solo homer in 2nd as he joined Reggie Jackson as the only players in MLB history with 5 home runs in a 3-game span … Craig Kimbrel picked up his 10th career postseason save as he became only the 3rd pitcher in MLB history to begin his postseason career 10-for-10 in saves: Ryan Pressly (13-for-13), Kenley Jansen (12-for-12).
FLAGS FLY FOREVER: The Phillies are back in the National League Championship Series for the second consecutive year after winning their 8th pennant in franchise history last season, a 4-1 series win over the San Diego Padres … This marks the 11th NLCS in franchise history (1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1993, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022, 2023) … All time, the Phillies are 27-21 in the NLCS (.563 win %) and 6-4 in series play … Since 1980, the Phillies are 25-12 in the NLCS with a .676 winning percentage that ranks 1st among all 12 MLB clubs who have played at least 30 LCS games … Since 1980 at home in the NLCS, the Phillies are 15-4 (.789 win %) which includes a 10-2 record at Citizens Bank Park (.833 win %).
HARPER, RUTH, GEHRIG: In 43 games and 190 postseason plate appearances in his career, Bryce Harper is slashing .292/.392/.652 with a 1.044 OPS … Among all players in MLB postseason history (min. 150 PA), Harper’s 1.044 OPS ranks 3rd behind only Babe Ruth (1.211 OPS in 167 PA) and Lou Gehrig (1.208 OPS in 150 PA) … Harper’s .652 SLG also ranks 3rd all-time in the postseason, behind only Ruth (.744 SLG) and Gehrig (.731 SLG).
LEGEND OF THE FALL: Two-time MVP (2015 & 2021) and 2022 NLCS MVP Bryce Harper has played 24 postseason games for the Phillies – in 101 plate appearances, Harper is slashing .365/.460/.800 with a 1.260 OPS, 21 runs, 7 doubles, 10 home runs, 20 RBI and 14 walks … In 68 plate appearances against right-handers, Harper has posted a 1.411 OPS and in 33 plate appearances against left-handers, Harper has a .961 OPS … In 13 postseason games at Citizens Bank Park (54 PA), Harper is slashing .378/.481/.933 with a 1.415 OPS … The Phillies are 15-2 in the postseason when Harper scores a run, 9-0 when he homers and 10-0 when he knocks in a run.
GO NOLES: In 4 career postseason starts at CBP, Aaron Nola is 3-1 with a 1.99 ERA (5 ER, 22.2 IP) … Dating back to the regular season this year, Nola has allowed 2 ER or fewer in 5 straight starts (since 9/15 at STL) over which he has posted a 2.10 ERA (7 ER, 30.0 IP) with 29 strikeouts to 3 walks – in that stretch he has posted a 0.97 WHIP and held the 117 batters he has faced to a .232/.256/.286 slash line … The Phillies are 21-13 in Nola’s 34 total starts this year (.618 win %) and they have won 6 straight (since 9/9) and 10 out of the last 11 (since 8/10).
TURNED HIM LOOSE: Shortstop Trea Turner has reached base safely in 16 of his 30 plate appearances this postseason and he has as many stolen bases (4) as he does strikeouts (4) … Turner is 14-for-28 at the plate (.500 AVG) with a .533 OBP and .893 SLG and has posted a 1.426 OPS through 7 games … Turner has hit safely in all 7 games and has an extra-base hit in 6 of his 7.
SINCE THE OVATION: Since Aug. 5, the day after the ovations, Bryce Harper (1.146 OPS in 239 PA) and Trea Turner (1.114 OPS in 237 PA) rank 1st and 2nd among all MLB players in OPS (regular and postseason combined) – among the 90 players in MLB with 200 regular and postseason plate appearances since Aug. 5, the Phillies have 4 of the top 20 players in OPS in Harper, Turner, Kyle Schwarber (13th at .944) and Nick Castellanos (20th at .898) … The Phillies rank 1st in MLB with an .844 OPS since Aug. 5 (ATL, .835)
BALL GO BOOM: The Phillies have hit 16 home runs so far this postseason in only 7 games, averaging 2.3 per game … Philadelphia’s 16 homers this postseason ranks 4th in franchise history, behind only 25 HR in 2009, 24 HR in 2022 and 19 HR in 2008 … In the National League Division Series against Atlanta, the Phillies, in only 4 games, tied a National League record with 11 home runs in the Division Series – the 2004 Astros, when they were still part of the NL, are the only other NL club to hit 11 homers in the DS, however the Astros did so in 5 games … In Game 3, the Phillies tied a major league postseason record with 6 home runs in a game – they joined the 2015 Chicago Cubs who hit 6 homers in Game 3 of the NLDS on 10/12/15 vs STL (Schwarber, Fowler, Soler, Bryant, Rizzo, Castro) … For the Phils, Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos each had 2 and they were joined by Trea Turner and Brandon Marsh … Harper and Castellanos became the first pair of teammates in Phillies franchise history to each hit two homers in the same postseason game and only the 4th pair of teammates in MLB history to do so: 2021 LAD’s AJ Pollock and Chris Taylor, 2020 SD’s Fernando Tatis Jr. and Will Myers and 1932 NYY’s Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.
ARMS RACE: Through 7 postseason games, Phillies pitching has combined to post a 1.60 ERA (11 ER, 62.0 IP) while holding the 238 batters they have faced to a .489 OPS … The Phillies have allowed 2 earned runs or fewer in 6 of their 7 games and 1 earned run or none in 4 of 7 … Philadelphia’s starters have a 1.79 ERA (8 ER, 40.1 IP) that ranks 1st among all 12 postseason teams (next: TEX, 2.21) and the bullpen has a 1.25 ERA (3 ER, 21.2 IP) that ranks 2nd, behind only TOR’s 1.00 ERA (1 ER, 9.0 IP) … Of Philadelphia’s 62.0 combined innings pitched this postseason, 52.0 have been scoreless.
BEDLAM AT THE BANK: The Phillies are 27-11 all time in the postseason at Citizens Bank Park with a .711 winning percentage that is the best in MLB history for any club to play 30+ postseason games at their home venue (Elias) … NYM (.667) at Shea Stadium (1969-2006) ranks 2nd, STL (.660 win %) at Busch Memorial Stadium (1967-2005) ranks 3rd, BAL (.633 win %) at Memorial Stadium (1966-83) ranks 4th and NYY (.627 win %) at Yankee Stadium I (1923-2007) ranks 5th … After losing their first 2 postseason games at CBP, Game 1 & 2 of the 2007 NLDS vs COL, the Phillies are 27-9 in the postseason at CBP since 2008 with a .750 winning percentage that ranks 1st among all MLB teams at home since 2008 (min. 20 G), in front of SF (.643), HOU (.620), LAD (.603) and NYY (.595) … The Phils reached 25 postseason wins at CBP in only 36 games which is tied for the fastest to 25 wins in MLB history at a home venue during the postseason with the Mets at Shea Stadium (also 25-11).
CITIZENS BANK SPARK: The Phillies went 49-32 at CBP this season with a +83 run differential (418-335) that was their best mark at home since they were +114 at home in 2011 (367-253) … Of their 26 home series this season, the Phillies won 17 of them … Philadelphia’s 49 wins and .605 winning percentage were both tied for 3rd-best in CBP history (since 2004), behind only the 2010 club (54-30, .643) and the 2011 team (52-39, .642) … The Phillies reached 3,000,000 in attendance for the 9th time in the history of CBP and for the first time since 2013 … Philadelphia saw their attendance increase by over 9,500 per game from a season ago which was the most of any club in MLB.
GET ME TO THE PLATE BOYS: In “Close & Late” situations (7th inning or later with the batting team ahead by one run, tied, or with the tying
run on base, at bat or on deck), Bryce Harper had 91 plate appearances this season and slashed .387/.495/.667 with a 1.161 OPS that was the
best in MLB – he reached base safely in 45 of those 91 plate appearances … Per FanGraphs, Harper ranked 2nd in MLB this year in Win Probability Added at 5.77 – he trailed only Ronald Acuna Jr. (6.87) – Mookie Betts ranked 3rd behind Harper at 5.21.
LEADING MAN: Leadoff hitter Kyle Schwarber had a career-high 126 walks this season which is T-4th in Phillies franchise history for a single year with HOF Billy Hamilton who had 126 in 1894 … Bobby Abreu ranks 3rd with 127 in 2004 and HOF Mike Schmidt ranks 2nd with 128 in 1983 … The franchise record for walks in a season is 129, set by Lenny Dykstra in 1993 … Schwarber ranked 2nd in MLB this year in both walks and walk rate (17.5%), trailing only Juan Soto in both (132, 18.6%) … After he was moved back to the leadoff spot on 6/2, the Phillies went 65-41 (.613 win %) – In that span, they went 46-16 when Schwarber scored a run (.742) and 24-7 in the 31 games he homered (.774) … Schwarber hit a franchise record 11 leadoff home runs this season which eclipsed Jimmy Rollins’ previous record of 9 in 2007.
120 WALKS, 100 RUNS, 100 RBI, 45 HOMERS: Kyle Schwarber (126 BB, 108 R, 104 RBI, 47 HR) is one of only 13 MLB players since 1920 (when RBI became official) with a 120 walk/100 R/100 RBI/45 HR season … Babe Ruth did so eight times, Barry Bonds four times, Mark McGwire two times, and Lou Gehrig, Chipper Jones, Aaron Judge, Harmon Killebrew, Ralph Kiner, Mickey Mantle, Willie McCovey, Mike Schmidt & Jim Thome all did so once.
SCHWARBER, McGWIRE, RUTH: In his first two seasons in Philadelphia (since 2022), Kyle Schwarber hit 93 home runs which ranks 2nd in MLB behind only Aaron Judge (99 HR) and he walked 212 times which also ranks 2nd in MLB behind only Juan Soto (267 BB) … Schwarber is only the 3rd player in MLB history with 90+ home runs and 200+ walks through any player’s first two seasons with a club: Mark McGwire with St. Louis from 1997-98 (94 HR, 205 BB) and Babe Ruth with the Yankees from 1920-21 (113 HR, 294 BB).
TURNED HIM LOOSE: Shortstop Trea Turner had a career-high 66 extra-base hits in his first season in Philadelphia … He also hit 26 home runs, scored 102 runs and was a perfect 30-for-30 in stolen base attempts … Dating back to last season, Turner is 35-for-35 in stolen base attempts – his 100.0% success rate this season is the highest since 1951 among all MLB players who attempted at least 30 stolen bases in one season (previous: Brady Anderson in 1994 & Carlos Beltran in 2001, both 31-for-32/96.9%) … From Aug. 4 through the end of the season, (48 G), Turner slashed .337/.389/.668 with a 1.057 OPS (211 PA) that ranked 4th out of 143 qualified players in MLB.
ARMS RACE: The Phillies starting rotation led the National League with 899.0 innings pitched this year which ranked 3rd in MLB, behind only SEA (901.1) and HOU (900.0) … Philadelphia’s rotation put up 17.7 fWAR as a staff which ranked 1st among all MLB rotations (next: MIN, 16.5) and was 3.2 wins in front of the next closest NL club (SD, 14.5) … Consequently, Philadelphia’s bullpen threw the fewest innings of any relief corps in MLB this year with 543.1, yet Philadelphia’s relief pitchers combined for 6.7 fWAR which was 3rd in MLB behind LAD (7.6) and BAL (7.5) … Combined (SP & RP), Phillies pitching put up 24.4 fWAR this year which was the best in MLB (next: TB, 20.6) and was 6.3 wins in front of SD who ranked 2nd in the NL with 18.1 fWAR.
YOU’RE SO GOLDEN: Second baseman Bryson Stott ranked T-4th among all players in Major League Baseball with 17 Outs Above Average (with PIT’s Ke’Bryan Hayes) – the only players in MLB with more OAA than Stott were CHI’s SS Dansby Swanson (20 OAA), SF’s INF Thairo Estrada (19 OAA) and CLE’s 2B Andres Gimenez (18 OAA) – CHI 2B Nico Hoerner trailed Stott with 15 OAA and Stott (7 DRS) ranked ahead of Estrada (2 DRS) in Defensive Runs Saved … Stott led all National League second baseman in games played (148) and total chances (602) and he ranked 2nd in innings at the position (1294.1), trailing only ATL’s Ozzie Albies (1314.0) … Stott made only 5 errors and posted a .992 fielding percentage … He set a franchise record earlier this season when he began his career with 84 consecutive games at second base without an error, eclipsing the previous mark held by Tomas Perez (57 G) from 2001-02.
HATS OFF TO YOU, THOMS: Phils’ skipper Rob Thomson is only the second manger in MLB history to reach the League Championship Series in their first two years as manager – he joined Mike Matheny, who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to the NLCS in his first two seasons from 2012-13 … Thomson, the 56th manager in Phillies history, is the only one of those 56 to reach the postseason in their first two seasons as manager of the Phillies … Per Baseball Reference, there have been 838 managers in MLB history – of those 838, Thomson is one of only 13 to reach the postseason in their first two seasons as a manager (per Elias) … In chronological order, he is joined by John Schneider (2022-23), Rocco Baldelli (2019-20), Aaron Boone (2018-19), Jeff Banister (2015-16), Matheny (2012-13), Ron Gardenhire (2002-03), Bob Brenly (2001-02), Larry Dierker (1997-98), Ralph Houk (1961-62), Mickey Cochrane (1934-35), Bucky Harris (1924-25) and Hughie Jennings (1907-08) … Since Thomson took over on June 3, 2022, the Phillies are 155-118 with a .568 winning percentage that ranks T-6th in MLB.
NLCS GAME 2 STARTER – AARON NOLA • RHP #27
2023: 12-9, 4.46 ERA Career: 90-71, 3.72 ERA
LAST START: 10/11 vs ATL (NLDS G3): W, 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, BB, 9 SO … Nola vs Elder … The Phillies defeated the Atlanta Braves, 10-2, in Game 3 of the NLDS at Citizens Bank Park and took a 2-1 series lead … The Phillies hit an MLB postseason record-tying 6 home runs … Down 1-0 in the 3rd, Nick Castellanos led off the inning with a solo home run – Bryce Harper later followed with a 3-run homer as the Phillies scored 6 times in the frame … Castellanos and Harper would each homer again as the bullpen combined for 3.1 scoreless innings in relief of Nola
TONIGHT’S START:
- No Place Like Home … Nola has made 4 career postseason starts at home and both of his appearances this fall have been at CBP … In his postseason career, he is 3-1 with a 1.99 ERA (5 ER, 22.2 IP) at home … Nola is the only Phillies pitcher to have an ERA under 2.00 in their first 4 home starts … In the modern era (since 1901), only 35 pitchers have begun their postseason career with a home ERA of 2.00 or lower in their first 4 starts … Only 27 pitchers have done so with 1 team and he is the first since Ian Anderson had a 0.92 ERA from 10/1/20-10/17/21 … In the regular season this year, Nola had a 3.29 ERA (32 ER, 87.2 IP) when pitching at home … His home ERA was the 9th best among qualified NL pitchers … His career 3.20 ERA at home is the 7th best home ERA by a Phillies pitcher (min. 75 starts) since ER became official in 1912 (best: Grover Alexander, 2.04) … On 8/27, Nola earned the 50th home win of his career and became the 8th Phillies pitcher to earn 50 home wins and joined Cole Hamels as the only other Phillie to do so at CBP
- oKtober: In his last start, Nola struck out 9 batters, which was a new postseason career-high … It is tied for the 2nd-most strikeouts by any pitcher in the postseason this year (most: Wheeler, 10) … It was the 12th time in franchise history a Phillies pitcher has struck out at least 9 batters in a postseason game … Nola currently has the 6th most postseason strikeouts in franchise history with 39 and trails Cole Hamels (77), Steve Carlton (76), Zack Wheeler (59), Ryan Madson (43) and Cliff Lee (42)
- Postseason Machine: Nola is tied with Joe Blanton for the 5th most IP in franchise history with 38.1 … The Phillies are 5-2 in postseason games that Nola starts and he has allowed 3 or fewer runs in 5 of his appearances • Pitch Usage: Curveball (31.6%), 4-Seam Fastball (29.4%), Sinker (18.9%), Changeup (12.6%), Cutter (7.5%)
- vs NL West: 13-11, 4.66 ERA (118 ER, 227.2 IP) in 38 starts
Home:
- 2023: 6-3, 3.29 ERA (32 ER, 87.2 IP) in 14 starts
- Career: 50-27, 3.20 ERA (254 ER, 715.1 IP) in 115 starts
- Postseason: 3-1, 1.99 ERA (5 ER, 22.2 IP)
NOLA – POSTSEASON
W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO
2023: 2-0 1.42 2 2 12.2 9 2 2 2 12
Career: 4-2 3.76 7 7 38.1 38 17 16 7 39
2023 SEASON:
- Strike ‘Em Out: Nola struck out 200 batters for the fifth time in his career and has done it in five straight seasons (not including 2020) … He is the only Phillies pitcher to post 5+ straight 200 strikeout seasons and he is only the 22nd pitcher in MLB history … His 5, 200+ strikeout seasons are the 2nd most in franchise history, trailing only Steve Carlton (7) … Nola is 5th on the Phillies all-time strikeout list with 1,582 and trails Chris Short by 3 for 4th place … On 9/2, Nola surpassed Curt Schilling and moved into 5th place on the Phillies all-time strikeout list … Coming into the season, Nola was 7th on the alltime Phillies list and passed Grover Cleveland Alexander on 5/3 to move into 6th … Nola trails Steve Carlton (3,031), Robin Roberts (1,871), Cole Hamels (1,844) and Chris Short (1,585)
- Had a 2.09 BB/9.0 IP, which ranked 6th in the NL … Had 18 starts with 1 or no walks, which was T-7th in the NL
- WARlord: Nola now has 33.9 fWAR on his career … He is now in 6th place on the Phillies all time fWAR list among pitchers … He now trails Steve Carlton (75.0), Robin Roberts (62.6), Grover Alexander (50.8), Cole Hamels (40.5) and Curt Schilling (38.6)
- His 1.15 WHIP was 7th in the NL … Nola’s 1.13 career WHIP is T-8th best in Phillies history (min. 500.0 IP)
- Nola recorded his 5th, 10-win season of his career and he became 1 of 19 Phillies pitchers to earn at least 5, 10-win seasons in their career … The only Phillies with more 10+ win seasons are Steve Carlton (13), Robin Roberts (12), Grover Alexander (7), Cole Hamels (6), Kyle Kendrick (6), Curt Simmons (6), Bill Duggleby (6) and Al Orth (6)
- Philly Value: Since 2018, Nola is one of two pitchers in baseball to accrue more than 20.0 fWAR (25.5) and pitch for only one team (other: Shane Bieber, 20.7) … In that span, he ranks 5th overall in fWAR behind only Gerrit Cole (28.5), Zack Wheeler (27.9), Max Scherzer (28.1), and Jacob deGrom (27.2) … Since the start of 2022, Nola leads NL pitchers in fWAR with 10.2
- Nola now holds sole possession for the 7th most starts in Phillies history (235) … Nola trails Steve Carlton (499), Robin Roberts (472), Chris Short (301), Cole Hamels (294), Grover Alexander (280) and Curt Simmons (263)
- Recorded the 30th double-digit SO game of his career on 7/4 at TB … Is now in sole possession of 3rd place in club history (Curt Schilling is 2nd with 48)
