Aaron Nola was ahead in the count, 0–2, against his final batter of the night. Instead, everything spiraled. emmabaccellieri on the consequential fifth inning in World Series Game 4
combined no-hitter,
But just how the lefty would enter was up to Nola and Peña: with two on and one out, or with the bases loaded and none out, or perhaps with the game no longer scoreless at all.This was his chance to put the rookie away. But he found that he couldn’t hit the spots he needed to.He missed outside with a curve. Then inside with a changeup. Now, the count was even, 2–2, and he went back to the curveball. Yet Nola let this one hang a bit too much over the plate.
It continued a rather frustrating recent stretch for the Phillies’ ace—which especially stings considering how well he finished the regular season. This year, he made six starts in September and early October, and all were excellent. Other than an instance where he was burned by a rain delay, he lasted at least six innings each time out, with eight or more strikeouts. He posted a 2.36 ERA in that time—his best month of the season.
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