Saturday, April 21, 2012

Hamels sharp in win over Padres

Cole Hamels threw another 6 solid innings for the Phillies in their 4-1 win over the Padres in San Diego Friday night. Hamels (2-1, 2.95) allowed just 1 run on 6 hits and 1 walk, striking out 4 to pick up the win. Freddy Galvis (.244) had 2 hits and a walk, scoring a run to help the Phillies' cause.

In Kansas City, Kyle Drabek battled his control and the Royals through 5.1 innings Friday. Drabek (2-0, 2.00) allowed just 2 runs on 4 hits, but walked 6 while striking out 5 and left the game with KC leading, 2-1. The Jays rallied for a 4-2 win after he came out........In Houston, Jay Happ (1-1, 4.00) went 6 innings against the Dodgers. Happ gave up 3 runs, 2 on a first inning home run by Matt Kemp, on 8 hits and 4 walks, and absorbed the loss in a 3-1 win for LA.

In Chicago, the Cubs dropped their 6th game in a row, 9-4 to the Reds. Lendy Castillo gave up a run on 1 hit and 2 walks in his inning of work for Chicago.........In Tampa, Matt Maloney threw an inning of scoreless relief, retiring a ll 3 hitters he faced and then picked up the win when the Twins rallied for a 5-4 win. It was Maloney's first win for Minnesota.............In Phoenix, Michael Bourn had a single, a double, scored a run and drove in another, and stole his 7th base of the year to help lead the Braves to a 9-1 win over the Diamondbacks. After a slow start, Bourn is 7 for 12 in the last 3 games , raising his average all the way up to .293.

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