Padres Win Series Against Phillies

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The San Diego native Cole Hamels dominated the Padres once again on Wednesday. The Rancho Bernardo High grad threw 7 innings, struck out 9 and only allowed one run. He was stifling. He was not the lone reason the Phillies came out victorious. The Phils were also 4-for-10 with runners in scoring position. Three Phillies had multi-hit nights. Cameron Maybin was the only Padre that figured out Hamels. He was 2-for-3 with an RBI, run scored and a walk.

Eric Stults had a rough outing as he was unable to get out of the 5^th inning. He allowed 4 runs on 6 hits and striking out 2. The bullpen pitched well, as they were put to work early. In 4.2 innings, they only allowed 3 hits and a run. This loss mathematically ended the Padres’ hopes of a playoff berth. The Padres have been without October baseball since their last berth in 2006. The loss was Stults’ 17^th of the year. The start went south in the 5^th inning, when the wheels just fell off. Each team had 9 hits, but the Padres were only able to muster 2 runs and fell 5-2.