Happy Nola Day

It's Nola Day today and that means the Phillies ace will be doing his usual Aaron Nola things to complete a 4-game sweep of the lowly Marlins.

The Phils hold a 1.5 game lead in the NL East this morning. Nola is 1-1 against the Marlins this season, but has held the current Marlins roster to a .208 batting average and a .492 OPS. The only Marlin with a modicum of success against Nola is Martin Prado, who is 6 for 15 with an .867 OPS.

Dan Straily is the Marlins starter, and he's 2-2 with a 7.96 ERA is his last 5 appearances against the Phils. Phillies hitters are OPSing .970 against Straily and Rhys Hoskins has 3 homers and 7 RBI against him in just 15 plate appearances. The only regular who has struggled against Straily is Cesar Hernandez.

The weather is hot, the Phils are hot, and this should be a fun afternoon for the hometown team.