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Jul 10, 2015 - 6:54 AM While Cole Hamels will likely pitch one of his final games for the Philadelphia Phillies, Madison Bumgarner will try to bounce back from one of his worst this season for the San Francisco Giants.The matchup between the only World Series MVP pitchers in the last 11 years will open a series between their scuffling clubs Friday night.
Hamels (5-6, 3.02 ERA) didn't hurt his trade value Sunday in Atlanta, lasting seven innings in a 4-0, 10-inning victory. The 2008 World Series MVP, however, remains winless in his last seven starts despite yielding two runs or fewer five times in that stretch.
The left-hander has received a combined six runs of support in that drought and his teammates don't appear poised to give him much help in this one. The Phillies (29-59) endured back-to-back shutouts to end a four-game visit to the Los Angeles Dodgers and had two hits in a 6-0 loss Thursday, their 12th in 15 games.
Bumgarner (8-5, 3.34) will try to add to those woes while bouncing back from a 9-3 loss in Washington on Saturday, one of San Francisco's eight defeats in its last nine games. The lefty gave up six runs in five-plus innings - three in the first - after logging a 2.03 ERA in his previous four starts.
"It was just one of those days,'' Bumgarner said.
Like Hamels, Bumgarner has struggled to get consistent run support with a combined eight in his last five games. San Francisco (43-43) has plated nine runs in its past six contests while batting .183.
The Giants had five hits in a 4-1 loss to the New York Mets on Wednesday and are in danger of dropping below .500 for the first time since they were 17-18 on May 14.
"We've got to find a way to get some runs. This offense is too good," manager Bruce Bochy said.
Buster Posey was out of the lineup for the second straight contest because of an ailing right hamstring, and his status is unclear. Posey is batting .364 in 24 career games against Philadelphia and is 9 for 18 lifetime against Hamels.
Bumgarner allowed five runs while striking out 11 over eight innings in a 7-5 victory in Philadelphia on June 6. He is 3-2 with a 3.40 ERA in seven starts against the Phillies, beginning with one in the 2010 postseason.
Hamels is 1-0 with a 1.57 ERA in his past three starts against the Giants, but has a 4.61 ERA at AT&T Park - his highest at any NL park. Hamels and Bumgarner have opposed each other just once with Hamels giving up three runs in seven innings and Bumgarner yielding one over seven in the Phillies' 5-3, 10-inning win in San Francisco on Aug. 15.
"I like going up against the best," Hamels told MLB's official website. "When you're going up against the number ones of teams, it's enjoyable. If you're fearing to go against the best, what does that really describe about yourself?"
The Phillies haven't been shut out in three consecutive games since May 25-27, 2010.
- PHILADELPHIA: 2
SAN FRANCISCO: 15
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Jul 11 1:38 AM - Panik singled to left, Maxwell scored, G.Blanco to second.
Phillies 2, Giants 15 Bot 8, 1 OutJul 11 1:28 AM - Joe Panik singles to left field. Gregor Blanco to second. Justin Maxwell scores.
Phillies 2, Giants 15 Bot 8, 1 OutJul 11 1:28 AM - Justin Maxwell doubles to left field. Brandon Belt scores.
Phillies 2, Giants 14 Bot 8, 0 OutsJul 11 1:21 AM - Panik homered to right on a 1-0 count, Pagan scored.
Phillies 2, Giants 13 Bot 7, 0 OutsJul 11 1:05 AM - Joe Panik homers to right field. Angel Pagan scores.
Phillies 2, Giants 13 Bot 7, 0 OutsJul 11 1:04 AM - Justin Maxwell triples to right field. Brandon Belt scores.
Phillies 2, Giants 11 Bot 6, 2 OutsJul 11 12:48 AM - Domonic Brown singles to right center field, tagged out at second, Hunter Pence to Brandon Belt to Brandon Crawford. Carlos Ruiz scores.
Phillies 2, Giants 10 Top 6, 1 OutJul 11 12:24 AM - Madison Bumgarner singles to shallow left field. Justin Maxwell scores.
Phillies 1, Giants 10 Bot 5, 0 OutsJul 11 12:07 AM - Pence homered to right on a 2-1 count, Panik scored, M.Duffy scored, Posey scored.
Phillies 1, Giants 9 Bot 4, 1 OutJul 10 11:45 PM - Hunter Pence homers to right field. Buster Posey scores. Matt Duffy scores. Joe Panik scores.
Phillies 1, Giants 9 Bot 4, 1 OutJul 10 11:45 PM - M.Duffy singled to center, Bumgarner scored, Pagan scored, Panik to second.
Phillies 1, Giants 5 Bot 4, 1 OutJul 10 11:40 PM - Matt Duffy singles to shallow center field. Joe Panik to second. Angel Pagan scores. Madison Bumgarner scores.
Phillies 1, Giants 5 Bot 4, 1 OutJul 10 11:40 PM - Pagan singled to center, Belt scored, Maxwell scored, Bumgarner to second.
Phillies 1, Giants 3 Bot 4, 1 OutJul 10 11:36 PM - Angel Pagan singles to shallow center field. Madison Bumgarner to second. Justin Maxwell scores. Brandon Belt scores.
Phillies 1, Giants 3 Bot 4, 1 OutJul 10 11:35 PM - Posey grounded into a double play, third baseman Franco to second baseman C.Hernandez to first baseman Ruf, Pagan scored, Panik to third, M.Duffy out.
Phillies 0, Giants 1 Bot 1, 2 OutsJul 10 10:31 PM - Buster Posey grounds out to third base. Matt Duffy out at second. Joe Panik to third. Angel Pagan scores.
Phillies 0, Giants 1 Bot 1, 2 OutsJul 10 10:31 PM - PHILADELPHIA: 0
SAN FRANCISCO: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Jul 10 10:15 PM - Cesar Hernandez grounds out to shallow infield, Matt Duffy to Brandon Belt.
Jul 10 10:15 PM
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