Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels turned in an excellent performance Friday against the Marlins.
Hamels allowed one run on nine hits over seven innings. He struck out six and walked one during the outing. Hamels started out strong, throwing five scoreless innings to open the game. He gave up his only run in the sixth. After putting men on first and third, Hamels allowed an RBI single to Adeiny Hechavarria. He was able to escape the inning without giving up any additional runs.
Hamels was matched by Henderson Alvarez during the start, picking up the no-decision. He’ll take on the Padres in his next start.