PHILADELPHIA — In the second inning, and then again in the sixth, an old bugaboo reared its head for Phillies righthander Aaron Nola against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The long ball. He was burned by a pair of home runs in his first start of the season against the Washington Nationals, and burned again Saturday in a 3-1 loss to star-studded L.A.

Nola was hurt by homers Saturday in the Phillies’ 3-1 loss, but he also didn’t receive much run support as the Phillies finished with just four hits.

The Philadelphia Phillies have cruised out to a 6-2 start in the 2025 campaign, but surprisingly, both of their losses have come when Aaron Nola has been on the mound for them. While Nola hasn’t been awful in either of his starts,