It was a day to forget for Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola as he made his first start in three months.

Phillies' Aaron Nola allows six-run inning vs. Nats as rotations concerns grow after Zack Wheeler blood clot

Rob Thomson discusses Aaron Nola's start after a four day rest, the back-and-forth game against the Nationals and the teams' road trip

Aaron Nola hit another wall in his return, but the Phillies were able to overcome it to split a four-game set in D.C., though now with the high uncertainy of Zack Wheeler's status looming.

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.

Aaron Nola checked the final box in his rehab process on Tuesday night when he struck out 11 batters over 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball for Triple-A Lehigh Valley.