SAN DIEGO — Austin Nola lofted an opposite-field RBI single to proper off his youthful brother Aaron, turned towards the San Diego Padres’ dugout and raised his proper fist.
That was the extent of the emotion within the brotherly showdown.
Aaron Nola, 29, went proper again to work and retired the following two batters, and Austin Nola’s Padres went on to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0.
“Glad we obtained the win, however then your brother will get the loss,” mentioned Austin Nola, the Padres’ 32-year-old catcher. “He pitched an unbelievable sport. It’s enjoyable to observe him. There’s little doubt about it. He’s performed it twice to us. Threw seven innings; threw eight innings final 12 months. What a efficiency by him.
“It was bizarre. I obtained the hit and I used to be like, ‘Ah, I really feel nice,’ after which I take a look at him and he’s locked again in, going after the following hitter. Credit score to him. Nothing ever fazes him,” he added.
“Yeah, I’ll hear about it tonight,” Aaron mentioned jokingly to reporters. “He runs his mouth lots.”
It’s the primary time a participant had an RBI towards his brother in a 1-0 victory since RBIs grew to become an official stat in 1920, in response to STATS.
“The storyline’s there, proper?” Padres supervisor Bob Melvin mentioned. “Baseball could be a nice sport in cases like that. It might probably break your coronary heart different occasions. That’s simply nice theater. The one RBI of the sport towards his brother, that’s fairly cool stuff.”
San Diego rookie left-hander MacKenzie Gore and three relievers mixed on a five-hitter. Nearer Taylor Rogers loaded the bases with two outs within the ninth earlier than getting Kyle Schwarber to fly out to middle discipline.
Austin Nola had been 0 for 4 towards his brother in two seasons till delivering an opposite-field single to proper with one out within the sixth to usher in Eric Hosmer, who was aboard on a one-out double.
Aaron Nola, 29, stored the Padres off steadiness by the primary 5 innings, together with retiring his 32-year-old brother on a grounder within the second and a punchout within the fourth.
’’I used to be behind 0-2 the entire sport towards him,” Austin mentioned. “The previous two years I’ve been 0-2 to him. It’s nothing new. That’s what he does. You see the aggressive facet of him. It’s what makes him elite.”
The Nolas first confronted one another as professionals on Aug. 21. They grew up in Baton Rouge and each performed at LSU.
Aside from getting one-upped by his brother, Aaron Nola (4-5) pitched properly. He allowed one run and 7 hits in seven innings whereas placing out 10 and strolling two.
“Going through him is exhausting as a result of from the catching standpoint, you have got your pitcher and getting your pitcher by it, after which you need to swap over to the truth that now I’m going through my brother in a serious league sport and he’s not letting up,” Austin Nola mentioned. “So you need to like mentally soar from one to a different of, ‘All proper, I’ve obtained to assist MacKenzie work by this,’ after which, growth, he’s coming proper after you.”
Gore struck out 4 and walked 4. He struggled along with his management within the third inning and loaded the bases on two walks and a single earlier than getting Bryce Harper to fly out to left to finish the inning.
Nabil Crismatt (4-0) pitched two good innings for the win. Luis Garcia struck out the center of the order within the eighth. Rogers loaded the bases with two outs by permitting consecutive one-out singles after which strolling pinch-hitter Yairo Munoz with two outs earlier than retiring Schwarber for his twenty second save.
The Padres had retired 12 straight batters till Alec Bohm singled with one out within the ninth.
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