Orlando Sentinel

Stellar Nola wins 12th, drives in 3

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NEW YORK — Aaron Nola allowed one hit in seven shutout innings and lashed a three-run double that sent the Phillies past the Mets 3-1 for a split of their doublehead­er Monday.

One night after being named to his first All-Star team, Nola (12-2) struck out 10 and won his sixth straight decision to become the only 12-game winner in the National League. With his teammates scuffling at the plate, he took care of the offense himself by doubling his career RBI total in the fifth.

The Phillies have won nine of their last 12.

Mets rookie starter Corey Oswalt retired his first 12 batters, striking out six, before running into trouble in the fifth. He issued consecutiv­e walks on full-count pitches to begin the inning, then got two outs before Maikel Franco was intentiona­lly walked to load the bases.

Nola lined the next pitch the other way down the right-field line for his second career extrabase hit, giving him six RBIs in the majors. Before that swing, he was 2-for-35 at the plate this year and an .066 lifetime hitter in the big leagues.

On the mound, the right- hander matched his career high for wins. He reached double digits in strikeouts for the sixth time in his career and fourth this season. He hasn’t lost since May 20.

After a two-out single by Wilmer Flores in the first, Nola retired 18 consecutiv­e batters before Michael Conforto walked in the seventh. Those were the only two baserunner­s to reach against Nola, the lone All-Star selected from the Phillies.

In the opener, Flores’ pinch home run in the bottom of the 10th gave the Mets a 4-3 victory. The opener was a makeup of an April game postponed by snow.

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