What a weird game from Cole Hamels. Hamels’ velocity is down from previous years, and his command is shaky, but he continues to miss bats. Last night he allowed just 1 run on 4 hits and 3 walks — the one hit being a solo home run off of Chad Pinder, who is now 6 for 6 off of Hamels with 3 home runs — while striking out 11 in just 5 innings pitched. Over half the batters Hamels faced, he struck out, but 7 of the other 10 batters got on base.
