At 11:15 a.m. ET Sunday, Aaron Nola stepped out of the dugout and into the sunlight. And as he walked to the bullpen, a section of early-bird Phillies fans cheered. They hadn’t seen him in a while. But there wasn’t much time to get reacquainted.

The Mets took two of three from the red-hot Mariners over the weekend, including a 7-3 win on Sunday night during the Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It was the first series the Mets had won since sweeping the San Francisco Giants from July 25-27.

The Washington Nationals have had trouble generating consistent offense lately, but they had no difficulty doing so on Sunday against Aaron Nola.

"Nola allowed one run in 3 2/3 innings in a 12-1, seven-inning victory, the 287th for manager Anthony Contreras," Ty Daubert wrote for Phillies Nation. "Contreras, who's led the IronPigs since 2022, now holds the franchise record for managerial wins."

Austin and Aaron Nola made history in the 2022 NLCS, and on Wednesday they both pitched professionally on the same night for the first time.

The most obvious effect is that there will be an extra day’s rest for the entirety of the rotation for at least one time through, maybe two depending on the on field results. Considering that there is at least one, maybe two, starters that looks like he can use that day off, it could be a good thing.