Posted on Sat, Jun. 28, 2008
Phillies at Rangers, 8:05, The Ballpark, Arlington, Texas. TV: Comcast SportsNet. Radio: WPHT (1210-AM); WUBA (1480-AM) Spanish.
Phillies LHP Cole Hamels (7-5, 3.27) vs. Rangers RHP Vicente Padilla (10-3, 3.74)
Phillies update: Hamels is tied for fifth in the NL with 95 strikeouts. He is second in the NL with 113 innings pitched ... Hamels is 2-2 with a 3.78 ERA in his last seven starts ... He is 2-1 with a 2.03 ERA with 26 strikeouts and six walks in his last four starts ... Hamels has never faced the Rangers ... Geoff Jenkins (6-for-17, 1 RBI) and Pedro Feliz (1-for-6) are the only two Phillies who have faced Padilla.
Rangers update: C Jarrod Saltalamacchia is 2-for-3 with a home run off Hamels. He is the only Ranger with a hit off him ... Righthanders are hitting .261 off Padilla. Lefties are hitting .256 ... Seven of Padilla's 10 wins have come on the road, but he has a lower ERA at home (3.00) than on the road (4.22).
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