Barely 24 hours after a record power surge, the Philadelphia Phillies were victims of the second no-hitter in World Series history.
But don’t think for a second the National League champions are sweating following Wednesday’s historic defeat.
“I really don’t give a shit,” Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber said after the 5-0 loss, according to ESPN’s Jesse Rogers. “Nope. Move on to tomorrow. We’ll be in the history books, I guess.”
The Phillies couldn’t get anything going in Game 4, working just three walks against four Astros pitchers. Their five home-run hitters in Game 3 – Schwarber, Bryce Harper, Alec Bohm, Brandon Marsh, and Rhys Hoskins – combined for seven of the team’s 14 strikeouts Wednesday.
Phillies starter Aaron Nola, charged with three earned runs in his four innings of work, found himself on the wrong side of a no-hitter for the second time this season. He also took the loss in April when four New York Mets pitchers no-hit Philadelphia.
Aaron Nola is the 3rd pitcher to start multiple games where his team was no-hit in a single season (incl PS), joining:
2021 Zach Plesac: 3
1973 Jim Perry: 2h/t @EliasSports
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) November 3, 2022
Phillies manager Rob Thomson pointed to that April game as a reason to believe his team will bounce back just fine in Game 5.
“We were no-hit earlier in the year in New York … and we came back the next day and won,” Thomson said, per NBC Sports Philadelphia. “These guys, they got a short memory. They’re gonna go home tonight, and go to bed, and come back in here tomorrow and prep and compete like they always do.”
