Star-Telegram · Jul 7, 2018
Quick work: Tigers knock Cole Hamels out in 1st inning
It went south fast for the Texas Rangers.
Cole Hamels didn't make it out of the first inning Saturday afternoon as the Tigers rolled to a win at Comerica Park.
It's tied for the shortest outing of Hamels' career. He also left after 2/3 innings in a game for the Phillies on June 1, 2010.
Hamels hadn't gone fewer than five innings in his first 17 starts of 2018. His previous shortest outing with the Rangers was a 1 2/3 outing in which he allowed seven runs on seven hits, including two home runs in September 2016.
Saturday's meltdown wasn't all on Hamels. Delino DeShields' error on a line drive with the bases loaded and two outs allowed four unearned runs to score.