Leave it to Hollywood to bring out the ace in Cole Hamels.
The Phils’ left-hander is the prototypical California kid, a cool surfer dude who has been transplanted 3,000 miles away.
But last night Hamels must have felt at home as he strode to the hill against the Dodgers as the palm trees swayed in the background in Chavez Ravine.
Hamels was masterful, throwing a complete game shutout. In the process he needed only 97 pitches to shut down the Dodgers on just five hits, striking out five and walking none.
It was the Phils seventh straight win and they are in the process of opening a gulf between themselves and the Mets, who fell to the Pirates.
The Phils now lead by four full games.
After being swept in Pittsburgh, the Mets appear to be falling apart at the seams, with Carlos Beltran openly questioning the effort of some of his teammates.
Too bad.
Jamie Moyer will look for win No 251 tonight in L.A. We might actually get a chance to see the Phils again this weekend. We get a break from all this late-night action, with a 4 p.m. start Saturday afternoon. The two teams hook up as the ESPN national game Sunday night at 8.
The Phils’ left-hander is the prototypical California kid, a cool surfer dude who has been transplanted 3,000 miles away.
But last night Hamels must have felt at home as he strode to the hill against the Dodgers as the palm trees swayed in the background in Chavez Ravine.
Hamels was masterful, throwing a complete game shutout. In the process he needed only 97 pitches to shut down the Dodgers on just five hits, striking out five and walking none.
It was the Phils seventh straight win and they are in the process of opening a gulf between themselves and the Mets, who fell to the Pirates.
The Phils now lead by four full games.
After being swept in Pittsburgh, the Mets appear to be falling apart at the seams, with Carlos Beltran openly questioning the effort of some of his teammates.
Too bad.
Jamie Moyer will look for win No 251 tonight in L.A. We might actually get a chance to see the Phils again this weekend. We get a break from all this late-night action, with a 4 p.m. start Saturday afternoon. The two teams hook up as the ESPN national game Sunday night at 8.
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