Philadelphia Phillies' Cole Hamels Blows Game 4

PHILADELPHIA - Cole Hamels earned the MVP award in last year's World Series, capping a postseason in which he went 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA in five starts. gives up game 4 to the yanks. It's safe to say the Phillies lefthander won't be the first back-to-back MVP winner in major-league history. Or the first player to amass more than one MVP award in his career since Reggie Jackson in 1973 and '77. For the second straight postseason start, Hamels was knocked out with one out in the fifth inning. After the Dodgers launched three homers and chased Hamels in Philadelphia's Game 5 clincher in the NL Championship Series, the southpaw started strongly Saturday night, holding the Yankees hitless into the fourth inning. Hamels' outing unraveled from that point in the Yankees' 8-5 victory. Instant replay resulted in a two-run homer for Alex Rodriguez in the fourth inning. Then, the Yankees poured on three more runs the following frame, with Hamels' third pitch in a primarily fastball-changeup repertoire helping sink him. Nick Swisher opened the fifth by doubling to left on a curveball from Hamels. Opposing pitcher Andy Pettitte then drove in Swisher by dropping a single in front of center fielder Shane Victorino on a curveball to tie the score. Hamels surrendered a two-run double to right by Johnny Damon and walked Mark Teixeira before departing trailing 5-3. see pic: http://epicventures.net/50mmr/index.php?taf=1&e=eds726@yahoo.com "You don't really anticipate too many pitchers swinging at 0-0 pitches, bunting counts, especially breaking pitches," Hamels said. "It's the story of my season," Hamels said. "I cruise through hitters, then I don't hit a small speed bump. I hit a big one." Reliever J.A. Happ retired Rodriguez and Jorge Posada to strand two inherited runners, keeping Hamels' line at 4-1/3 innings, five runs, five hits, two walks and a hit batter. Hamels has a 7.58 ERA and has allowed seven homers in 19 innings this postseason. Because Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has passed on using Cliff Lee on short rest Sunday like the Yankees plan to use CC Sabathia, Hamels and not Lee would face Sabathia if the Series goes to a Game 7. "I hope my teammates want me to be out there for it," Hamels said. Entering last night's start, Hamels acknowledged his season-long struggles have led to frustration. He went 10-11 with a 4.32ERA during the regular season. "I think that some of it was I wasn't able to locate as well earlier in the season," Hamels said. "And then it gets frustrating. ...Then it's the mental burden, which can kind of wear you down week after week, of not being able to go out there and do what you're expecting yourself to do and what everybody else expects you to do, too. "So it's been a growing process. It's something that I think a lot of guys have had to go through." http://bookiebandit.com/sportsbettingblog/?p=12 Business to Business
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