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“You think these guys are stone-cold robots”. With Yu Darvish coming off Tommy John surgery next season and the emergence of Chi-Chi Gonzalez, the Rangers have a unsafe trio of pitchers in their rotation.

He yielded just three hits, all in the first inning, while striking out three and walking two.The Phillies broke out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning on RBI singles by first baseman Ryan Howard and right fielder Domonic Brown.

Giles would take over Papelbon’s closer role if the Phillies grant the veteran pitcher his wish and trade him.

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.

Hamels is looking to rebound from one of his poorest career outings in a 15-2 loss at San Francisco where he gave up nine runs on 12 hits in 3.1 innings.