By Matt Rappa, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola made his All-Star Game debut in the fifth inning of the 89th Midsummer Classic Tuesday evening at Nationals Park.
After striking out Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez and Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts on four and seven pitches, respectively, Nola surrendered a two-out, first-pitch single to Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve before getting Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim outfielder Mike Trout to pop out to first on a 1-1 count.
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In total, Nola struck out half of his four batters faced, tossing 15 pitches and 10 strikes. He threw first-pitch strikes to three of the batters.
Adrenaline? Yeah, Aaron Nola must've had some of that. His first pitch was 95 mph, and he struck out Betts with a 96-mph heater. His fastball has averaged 92.3 mph this season. #Phillies
— Scott Lauber (@ScottLauber) July 18, 2018
Nola maintained the National League All-Star's 2-1 deficit. Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Trout homered against Max Scherzer in the second and Jacob deGrom in the third, before Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras went yard in the third opposite Tampa Bay Rays southpaw Blake Snell.
