Hamels hopes to end season on high note vs. Marlins
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Already with a career-high in victories this season, Cole Hamels tries to end his 2012 campaign on a high note Sunday when the Philadelphia Phillies conclude a three-game series against the Miami Marlins.
Hamels is 5-0 over his last nine starts and hasn't lost since Aug. 2 at Washington. The left-hander tossed a seven-hit shutout at Miami on Aug. 13, but he's 7-10 in 23 career games against the Marlins.
Nathan Eovaldi has fallen on hard times down the stretch for the Marlins, going 0-4 over his last six starts. He's without a win since Aug. 18 at Colorado. Eovaldi is 0-3 with a 6.43 ERA in three lifetime starts against the Phillies.
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Last night, Carlos Ruiz had two hits and two RBI and Chase Utley knocked in three and scored twice to lead the Phillies to a 9-5 win. Pete Orr had a pair of RBI and Jimmy Rollins had three hits and scored three times for the Phillies, who snapped a three-game skid.
Roy Halladay (11-8) gave up four runs on six hits and struck out seven over five innings.
Giancarlo Stanton went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBI and Rob Brantly drove in a run for the Marlins, who have dropped eight of nine and 10 of their last 12.
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Ricky Nolasco (12-13) allowed five runs on nine hits and struck out four over five innings to absorb the loss.
"They just flat out had grind-it-out at-bats," Nolasco said of the Phillies. "They did a great job at the plate."
The Marlins took a 3-0 lead in the first. Stanton's two-run single scored Bryan Petersen and Donovan Solano, and Jose Reyes came around on Brantly's base hit to right field.
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"The first inning was obviously sloppy," Halladay said. "After that it got better. We scored runs and got a win out of it."
The Phillies finally went ahead with a three-run fifth and held on.
Philadelphia, which leads the season series, 9-8, will be without first baseman Ryan Howard for the final four games due to a broken toe.