After finally losing to the Cubs the Phillies had a make up game against the Padres who have lost 4 straight coming into this. \u00a0Needless to say the Phillies went ahead and pretty much man handled the Padres. \u00a0Getting them back on track.<\/p>\n
Heres the report from it thanks to yahoo.com<\/p>\n
If Cole Hamels gets on track, the Philadelphia Phillies will be even more dangerous.<\/p>\n
Hamels pitched seven effective innings, Jayson Werth and Pedro Feliz had three hits apiece and Philadelphia beat the San Diego Padres 9-4 in a makeup game Thursday night.<\/p>\n
One day after their 10-game winning streak ended, the NL East-leading Phillies moved 6 1\/2 games up on Atlanta and Florida with their 15th win in 17 games.<\/p>\n
Hamels (6-5) allowed three runs and four hits, striking out six. The struggling ace won for just the second time in nine starts.<\/p>\n
Hamels hasn\u2019t pitched like the guy who was MVP of the NLCS and World Series last year, and closer Brad Lidge has been far from perfect with six blown saves. Yet the Phillies are 15 games above .500 at 54-39.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust think what happens if they get going,\u201d manager Charlie Manuel said. \u201cWe can really be a good team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kyle Blanks hit a two-run homer for San Diego, which has the second-worst record in the majors (37-59).<\/p>\n
The Phillies jumped on Padres starter Kevin Correia (6-8) early and didn\u2019t let up. Correia allowed eight runs and nine hits in 3 1-3 innings. It was his shortest outing in 20 starts this season.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese guys are good,\u201d Correia said. \u201cSome teams you can get away with mistakes. They took advantage of mistakes and hit good pitches.\u201d<\/p>\n
Padres first base coach Rick Renteria survived a scare in the sixth when he was struck by a hard liner off Adrian Gonzalez\u2019s bat. Renteria went down after getting hit in the lower shoulder, but quickly got up and shook it off.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel fine,\u201d he said afterward.<\/p>\n
The Phillies scored three runs in the second, one in the third and four in the fourth. Werth led off the second with a double and scored on Feliz\u2019s single up the middle. With two outs, Jimmy Rollins lined an RBI double and Chase Utley singled him in after Shane Victorino(notes) was hit by a pitch.<\/p>\n
Werth hit a one-out double in the third and scored when second baseman Oscar Salazar threw wild to first after making a backhanded grab on Feliz\u2019s infield single.<\/p>\n
Rollins started the fourth with a walk, stole second and scored on Ryan Howard\u2019s single. Raul Ibanez doubled in two runs to chase Correia. Werth\u2019s RBI single made it 8-3.<\/p>\n
Carlos Ruiz hit a solo homer in the seventh for the Phillies, who had 14 hits.<\/p>\n
Hamels got in trouble with two outs in the fourth. Chase Headley\u2019s RBI double scored Gonzalez, who walked. Blanks followed with a shot over the left-field wall that cut it to 4-3.<\/p>\n
The Phillies have averaged 9.5 runs per game in Hamels\u2019 six wins and they\u2019ve scored a total of seven runs in his five losses.<\/p>\n
\u201cI try to go out there and put up good, quality starts,\u201d Hamels said. \u201cIf I keep trying, I will be able to work it out. It\u2019s been a helpful lesson. It\u2019s been a realization that the game isn\u2019t easy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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