Otherwise, there was only more frustration. Turner’s double marked the lone extra-base hit. The Phillies left Stott on second base after a leadoff single in the fifth inning. Nick Castellanos waved at a pitch way off the plate in the seventh.

Kyle Schwarber worked a leadoff walk to open the eighth inning against Rockies lefty Jalen Beeks. But Turner got rung up on an inside fastball, Harper flew out to right field, and Realmuto lined a 98.7 mph rope to center field for the third out.

Harper slammed his bat to the turf. Realmuto grabbed his helmet with both hands.

Frustration, around every corner.

Nola, meanwhile, finally got to pitch in good weather after dealing with rain, wind, and cold temperatures — sometimes, all three — in his first three starts. After he pitched in a steady drizzle last week in St. Louis, Realmuto said he wished for “75 and sunny” for Nola’s next outing.

Pretty close, eh?

The conditions at the start of the game: 77 and partly sunny. And Nola’s stuff responded accordingly. After he dialed back velocity to gain better command in the mud against the Cardinals, Nola’s repertoire ticked back up. His fastball scraped 93 mph and his curveball had such wicked bite that he got swings and misses on 12 of his 34 breaking pitches.

It was the latest in a string of terrific outings from Phillies starters.

Consider this: Zack Wheeler, Nola, Ranger Suárez, Cristopher Sánchez, and Spencer Turnbull have allowed three earned runs or less in all but two of 17 games. They have given up two earned runs or fewer in 11 games. Their combined ERA: 2.95.

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