Watch: Aaron Nola Strikes Out Big Brother Austin In Their First Ever MLB Meeting

Saturday night's game between the Philadephia Phillies and the San Diego Padres was a very special one for former LSU Tigers Aaron and Austin Nola who played against each other for the first time in their professional careers.

Younger brother Aaron struck out Austin in the second inning and got him to pop out to second base later in the game. Per Fansided:

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Aaron wasn’t messing around either. According to ESPN Stats & Info, he tossed his two fastest pitches of the season in the at-bat with his brother. His first pitch was 95.2 mph heater. He got a called strike on a 95.9 mph pitch then took down Austin with a 96.2 mph fastball. Those were the only pitches Austin saw.

The strikeout pitch was the third fastest of Nola’s career thus far.

This was the first time a Phillies pitcher has faced his position-playing brother, according to Matt Breen of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Austin got another chance at his brother in the fifth inning. This time he saw four pitches of much lower velocity. However, he popped out to second.

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