Philadelphia Phillies ace Cole Hamels not helping his trade value with stinker

So went Adam Morgan’s chance to nail down what should have been a second major league victory, but in the forgiving light of a 6-3 Phillies win at Citizens Bank Park, he could trade off the disappointment for the reality of taking another step in the rebuilding of his career.

Over an eight-start stretch from May 8 to June 14, Hamels allowed 14 earned runs in 57 1/3 innings (2.20 ERA).

Everyone, and I mean everyone, knows that the Dodgers need to acquire at least one reliable starting pitcher before July 31st in order to shore up the rotation and compete with Washington, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and the hack-eyed St. Louis Cardinals come October.

Hamels insists he’s healthy, and as he mentions, his track record should speak for itself – these two starts will likely be forgotten by year’s end after Hamels has pitched his ERA back down to its usual levels.

Francoeur’s walkoff, two-run homer off Miami Marlins closer A.J.

Should the Phillies trade Ben Revere or keep him? But they scored five runs in the second inning to take a 5-2 lead, setting the stage for Hamels to earn a win.

“Close games are more often lost than won, and it usually is due to mistakes by the opposition”, Mackanin said. It’s unsure whether Baird was there mainly to see Hamels pitch. But it’s will still be tough for the Phils to get their asking price after his last two starts.

The 31-year-old threw just three innings and allowed five runs on eight hits.

Although first reliever Jake Diekman found the going rough in his two-thirds of an inning appearance, the Marlins (38-53) did precious little else against the Phillies’ bullpen.

“I just wasn’t able to locate pitches early and definitely was getting into counts where I was becoming a little too predictable”, Hamels said.

Not only did the Philadelphia Phillies’ ace last just three innings, but the left-hander also didn’t give much thought to it potentially being a goodbye to the place he’s called home since 2006.

As if that wasn’t enough offense already, Marlins did not want to get swept and answered right back with an RBI Single from Yelich, RBI Double from Hechavarria, & a RBI Single from Gillespie to tie it up in the 3rd inning. “But in general, I’ll take that kind of an outing from him anytime”. He got a double-play grounder and stranded a runner on third by getting Domonic Brown to pop out afer hitting Howard, which may have strategically fortuitous.

“He made good pitches when he had to, but something didn’t look right”, Mackanin said. “Great energy. Loves playing baseball and I think it rubs off on the rest of the guys”.

“I was glad to see them after losing the first two, come back and fight the way they did and kept answering the bell”, Jennings said. Rojas, who was replaced by 2B Donovan Solano, is considered day to day…. Cueto, a free agent after this season, is in the final season of a four-year, $27-million contract and is believed to be seeking $200 million on a new deal. Billingsley missed nearly two full seasons following two elbow operations before returning this season with the Phillies.

Marlins: RHP David Phelps (4-5, 3.86) starts the opener of a three-game series at Arizona on Monday night. Despite struggling against the lowly Phillies, Haren has put together a solid season, owning a 3.46 ERA with a 1.09 WHIP and an 81/23 K/BB ratio in 117 innings. LHP Matt Moore (1-0, 7.07) starts for the Rays.