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.

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola 's first start after returning from the injured list didn't last long.

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.

Philadelphia scored six runs in the first two innings.

The Philadelphia Phillies look to end their three-game slide with a victory against the Washington Nationals.

Phillies closer Jhoan Duran left Friday night's game against the Nationals on a cart after a comebacker struck him on the right foot, though manager Rob Thomson said the cart was used mostly as a precaution.

Philadelphia Phillies closer Jhoan Duran was driven off the field after he took a comebacker off his right foot in the ninth inning of a 6-2 victory at Washington on Friday night.

Acquired from Minnesota at the trade deadline, Duran is 4-for-4 in save opportunities with the Phillies.