Overview

• Nola carried a perfect game into the sixth and finished with nine strikeouts, no walks and two hits allowed over eight innings in a 3-1 win over the Twins.
• His strikeout to end the fifth was No. 1,872, moving him past Hall of Famer Robin Roberts on the franchise list and leaving only Steve Carlton ahead.
• Nola’s gem capped a difficult season marked by an ankle sprain, a rib stress fracture and a 6.01 ERA across limited starts.
• Manager Rob Thomson said Nola could pitch out of the bullpen in the postseason, with Cristopher Sánchez slated for NLDS Game 1 and Ranger Suárez and Jesús Luzardo completing the three‑starter plan.
• Closer Jhoan Duran earned his 32nd save by stranding two runners in the ninth against his former team.