Daily News | Rhys Hoskins and Aaron Nola slug and sling the Phillies closer to postseason in 9-1 rout of the Braves
After driving a ball 103.8 mph through a 17-mph crosswind and into the left-field seats in the fourth inning Friday night, Rhys Hoskins did what must have felt natural to him in the moment.Hoskins got to the majors in 2017 after being drafted and developed by the Phillies. So, to him — and also Aaron Nola, whose time on the active roster dates back to 2015, longer than any of his teammates — the last week of September really is time to think about football.
It all seemed so unsteady a few days ago. The Phillies had lost five games in a row and trailed 3-0 in the seventh inning Wednesday night against the Toronto Blue Jays. But they rallied to win, 4-3 in 10 innings, the start of a three-game roll that has them on firmer ground. If Nola set the tone, Hoskins did the rest. He fielded a wicked chopper to first base in the second inning -- “I haven’t seen [the replay] yet. I didn’t even really see it when I made it,” he said, joking -- then banged an elevated fastball into left field for a two-run double that stretched the margin to 4-0 and his career RBI total to 400.
Dogged by critics for rough Septembers over the last four seasons, Nola lacked his typical precision command, matching his season high with three walks. But he also used five pitches to generate 17 swings and misses .
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