Programming note: Phillies-Giants coverage starts Saturday at 6 p.m. with SportsNet Central on CSN Bay Area, and continues at 7 p.m. on NBC Bay Area.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Cole Hamels’ final act on Friday was one he’d like to forget. As Hunter Pence hustled his way down the first base line, the ball soared toward the right-field foul pole next to McCovey Cove.
Hamels didn’t even look. As soon as Pence made contact, the Phillies ace just hunched over on the mound, staring at the dirt. Hamels already knew it was a grand slam — the deadliest blast in a 15-2 Phillies loss that snowballed in the eight-run fourth inning.