Hamels vs. Sox Thursday; Madson update
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Hamels vs. Sox Thursday; Madson update
Marcus Hayes
Kyle Kendrick said that he will start Friday in Toronto.
That means Cole Hamels gets the start against Jon Lester on Thursday afternoon in the finale of the Phillies-Red Sox World Series preview.
The decision wasn’t hard to make, since, with an off day today, Hamels will be pitching on normal rest.
Also, Hamels is 3-0 with a 1.71 earned-run average against the Red Sox in three career starts.
Kendrick is 0-3 with a 10.80 ERA in four games against the Sox, two of them starts.
The matchups for the Red Sox series are:
Tuesday: Josh Beckett (returning from injury) vs. Cliff Lee
Wednesday: John Lackey vs. Vance Worley
Thursday: Jon Lester vs. Cole Hamels
The rotation setup now means that Roy Halladay will pitch no sooner than Saturday in a Toronto homecoming. Halladay spent the first 11 seasons of his career in Toronto, where he won the Cy Young Award in 2003. An offseason trade sent him to Philadelphia last season.
In other injury news, closer Ryan Madson remained unavailable after receiving a cortisone shot in his right hand Friday. Madson was pitching with injured muscles in his right hand suffered when he deflected a hard ground ball May 20 against Texas. He pitched 13 times after that, converting seven of eight save opportunities and losing once. He will not throw again until Monday or Tuesday.
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Some good pitching matchups...should be fun, especially if the Phils find their bats.— dogman5- Let's assume they don't find the bats on Hamels start Thursday.— re6035
- How could Hamels be 3-0 with two career starts? Did he win one in relief?— Fast Eddy
- I just hope the Phils don't shame themselves with those loud mouth Boston fans in town!— The Philly Shadow
- Fast Eddy, I thought the same thing. Explain please.— phillyinsd
- wow i wasnt aware that hamels won a game in relief against the sox. or maybe you goofed.— AlexSp
- There wasn't an off day today. I was at the game that Halladay won.— P Even
- I'm confused. It says Hamels is 3-0 with 3 career starts.— re6035
Comment removed.- Not using Kendrick against Boston is a humanitarian gesture. In previous games against the Sox without a screen he could have been seriously hurt.— dasher
- Beckett is NOT returning from an injury - he had a bad flu that caused him to have a start pushed back and eventually skipped. He still wasn't himself in a bullpen session yesterday, so it will be interesting to see how he fares on Tuesday.— cdk104
- great move pitching Hamels Thursday...hopefully it pays off...Lee and Hamels vs Red Sox is something I had been hoping for...hope Worley doesnt get beat up too bad...— danielboyer
- Worley may surprise a lot of people; if the bats come alive - strong chance to take at least two from the sox; Buccos have proved they can be taken...— M60tanker
- never thought i'd be saying this but,...i can't wait till big Joe Baggadonuts gets back,....we're coming up to his good time of year and i hope he's 100% or close— SyddBarrett
