For one, the Cubs draw a ton of walks and are excellent at working up pitch counts. They rank third with a walk rate of 12.4% against lefties, which should help draw out at bats and lead to fewer hits allowed.

The Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs wrap up a 3-game series at Wrigley Field on Sunday Night Baseball.

Nola — and the rest of the Philadelphia Phillies — felt it would turn around eventually. It sure looked as if he was on the right track Sunday night, when he pitched seven crisp innings to help Philadelphia to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

Nola made his sixth start of the season when the Philadelphia Phillies closed out a weekend series against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night at Wrigley Field. The right-hander entered 0-5 with a career-high 6.