Saturday night, news dropped that the Phillies were placing ace righty Zack Wheeler on the injured list due to a blood clot in his shoulder area. More on that in a second. Sunday, veteran right-hander Aaron Nola returned from a lengthy stint on the injured list.

Phillies starter Aaron Nola returned from injury and struggled, which ballooned his ERA to 6.92 in just 10 starts.

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola's first start after returning from the injured list didn't last long. The right-hander allowed six runs in 2 1/3 innings Sunday against the Washington Nationals, a start that ended when seven consecutive batters reached safely.

The Philadelphia Phillies' rotation is suddenly in a weird spot, and Aaron Nola needs to perform better than he did on Sunday.

The Phillies entered the weekend with one of the best rotations in the league. Much of that stability changed in about 24 hours.

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.