Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels was scratched from his scheduled start Friday against the Cardinals due to a mild right hamstring strain, the team announced Thursday. Phillippe Aumont will start in Hamels' absence.
Hamels tossed seven scoreless innings and struck out a season-high 12 batters in his last start Sunday at Pittsburgh. The left-hander is 4-2 with a 2.20 ERA in his last eight starts, lowering his season ERA from 4.14 to 2.96 in that span.