For the first time in MLB playoff history, baseball fans were treated to a pitcher/batter brother matchup as the Philadelphia Phillies took on the San Diego Padres.
On Wednesday, Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola faced off against his brother Austin Nola — catcher for the San Diego Padres — in Game 2 of the NLCS. While pitcher Nola got the better of his brother the first time through the lineup, things changed dramatically for the Padres in the fifth inning.
With the Padres down 4-2, Austin Nola got the Padres furious, five-run rally started with a RBI single to right field that cut the Phillies’ lead to one. After the play, cameras panned over to the Nola brothers’ parents in the stands, with their dad looking incredibly conflicted over the series of events.
conflicted parent: pic.twitter.com/HgdqHaAlJb
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 19, 2022
Seriously, how do you react in that situation? Unfortunately for Aaron Nola, he was chased in the inning as the Padres took a 7-4 lead that started from Austin Nola’s big time hit. Tough stuff right there.
