Phillies starter Cole Hamels suffered his ninth loss of the season Friday night against the Brewers.

Hamels (1-9) had a hard time retiring catcher Jonathan Lucroy, who had a run-scoring double in the second, an RBI single in the third and a solo home run in the fifth. The left-hander surrendered seven runs -- six earned -- on 12 hits while striking out three in five innings of an 8-5 defeat.

Hamels had just six losses last season and has not lost more than 11 games in a season. He is scheduled to make his next start Wednesday at home against the Marlins. He is 0-2 with a 2.25 ERA in three starts against Miami.