PHILADELPHIA — Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola was placed on the 15-day injured list on Friday with a sprained right ankle.
The 31-year-old veteran has struggled this season and is coming off an outing against St. Louis on Wednesday in which he allowed 12 hits, nine runs and three homers — all career highs — in a 14-7 loss.
For the season, Nola is 1-7 with a 6.16 ERA in nine starts.
In 11 seasons with Philadelphia, Nola is 105-86 with a 3.78 ERA.
The Phillies recalled right-hander Daniel Robert from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take Nola’s roster spot. Robert was acquired from Texas in a trade on April 30.
Philadelphia begins a three-game series against visiting Pittsburgh on Friday night.
