Phillies vs. Padres: Aaron and Austin Nola make MLB history with matchup in NLCS Game 2


Aaron and Austin Nola made MLB history during Wednesday's Game 2 of the National League Championship Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres. The two became the first siblings to square off in a pitcher-batter matchup in postseason history, as well as the sixth pair of brothers to play against one another in a postseason series. The most recent brothers to accomplish the feat (Roberto and Sandy Alomar Jr.) did so as part of the 1997 American League Championship Series.
Aaron, a right-handed pitcher who started the game for the Phillies, won the first encounter in the bottom of the second inning when he coerced an inning-ending groundout off the bat of Austin, the Padres' starting catcher. The Fox broadcast interviewed their parents afterward, with their father, A.J., saying simply, "Aaron got him the first at-bat." (A.J., for those wondering, was wearing a Padres hat and a Phillies jersey over a Padres jersey.)
Austin, meanwhile, claimed the win in their second at-bat. He singled to drive in a run and reduce the Phillies' lead to 4-3. (The Padres, who fell behind early, would later take over the game.) Aaron departed before the two could square up for a third time, and Austin's rally-starting single keyed an eventual 8-5 Padres win.

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