Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels tossed a strong start Tuesday against the Nationals.
Hamels allowed three runs on eight hits over seven innings. He struck out five and walked one during the outing. Hamels was dominant early, keeping the Nationals off the board through the first six innings. He ran into some trouble near the end of his start. Hamels loaded the bases with one out in the seventh, and immediately gave up two run-scoring singles. Hamels came out for the eighth inning, but allowed a solo home to Asdrubal Cabrera to lead off the inning. He was pulled from the game at that point. Hamels threw 84 pitches during the outing.
Hamels left with the game tied, picking up a no-decision. He’ll take on the Braves in his next start.