I am not a pitching coach or a genius. But what I am is a Phillies fan, and what I am seeing out of Cole Hamels this year is not who or what he is. Cole is the Phillies ace. So far this year he has not proved it. Last year out of 39 total starts (including playoffs) Cole went seven innings 28 times out of those 39 starts. I expected Cole to be even better this year. After seeing what he could do in the playoffs last year, you expect bigger and better things. Hopefully he can work things out and get back on track.
As for the game, it wasn't pretty. There absolutley zero positives that anybody could take out of this one. The Phillies lost 11-1. The Braves pitcher Jair Jurrgens was excellent. He brought a no-hitter into the seventh inning but Paul Bako broke that up, so that was the highlight of the evening.
Jimmy Rollins extended his streak without a hit to zero for his last 27 at-bats. When J-Roll has a multiple hit game the Phillies are 12-4 in those games. Stats do not lie. Jimmy must get going, or the Phillies lead in the NL East will disappear.
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Phillies:Happ needed just 100 pitches to shut out the Blue Jays on Saturday in Toronto. He allowed just five hits and didn't walk a batter in the first shutout of his professional career. The Phillies really need Happ to have a strong outing.
Braves:On a 94-degree Saturday afternoon, Javier Vazquez threw 120 pitches over 7 2/3 innings and allowed just one run. However, the Puerto Rico native once again fell victim to a punchless Braves offense, taking the loss. Over his past six starts, Vazquez has a 1.90 ERA and a 1-3 record. The only damage came on an RBI single by Mark Kotsay that scored Kevin Youkilis.
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