PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Nola took a perfect game into the sixth inning, moved into second on Philadelphia’s career strikeout list and proved he could have some postseason value for the NL East champion Phillies in a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.

Nola (5-10) allowd two hits and struck out nine without a walk over eight innings.

He pitched through ankle and rib injuries and battled inconsistency when he has been healthy in easily his worst season since he broke in with the Phillies in 2015. Nola has made 16 postseason starts over the last three seasons with the Phillies but was not named as one of three scheduled starters in next week’s NL Division Series.

Phillies manager Rob Thomson said ahead of Friday’s game that he would consider using Nola out of the bullpen in

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