Phillies Bracing for Aaron Nola Move After Update on Tuesday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Philadelphia Phillies have taken control of the NL East, now six games ahead of the second-place New York Mets after winning four consecutive games.

Nola, 32, had a 6.16 ERA in nine starts prior to his ankle injury, which was his first trip to the injured list for a non-COVID reason since a back issue sidelined him for a month in 2017. This is Year 2 of Nola's seven-year, $172 million contract.

Aaron Nola’s upcoming return is set to give the Philadelphia Phillies’ pitching staff a fresh boost, but manager Rob Thomson isn’t sticking to the usual script.