Nola’s maturity evidence of being future ace

PHILADELPHIA — After Clint Robinson reach third with no outs, Aaron Nola appeared to be in trouble in the second inning of the Phillis’ 5-1 loss to the Nationals on Tuesday.

But Nola bore down and retired three of the next four Nats to strand Robinson on third and keep the Phillies within one. After getting Joe Ross swinging to end the frame, the typically stoic right-hander couldn’t contain a fist pump as he left the mound.

Nola left for good after the sixth. The two runs he allowed came on two solo home runs. He scattered four more Nats’ baserunners and struck out six en route to his ninth quality start in 11 tries.

“That was the bright spot of the night,” manager Pete Mackanin said.

Look beyond Nola, and you’ll find just one run scored, four hits and a bullpen that let the score escalate from 2-1 to 5-1.

Of Nola’s 96 pitches, he’ll categorize only two as mistakes: a first-pitch fastball to Jayson Werth in …

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