Aaron Nola's debut a TV ratings success

Aaron Nola's major-league debut on Tuesday night was the most watched Phillies game on Comcast Sportsnet since June of 2014, the station said in a statement.

Tuesday's game drew a 4.9 rating, which is equal to 145,000 households. Nola's debut peaked at 165,000 households at 9:15 p.m. Oddly, the righthander was out of the game by at that point.

Nola allowed one run in six innings of a 1-0 loss to Tampa Bay. He struck out six, walked one, and allowed five hits.

Along with being a ratings success, Nola proved to be a draw at the box office. The Phillies had 28,703 fans at Tuesday's game, which was 8,555 more fans than Monday's game. It was their largest weekday crowd since May 14.