Hamels pitches shutout, Phils top Braves 5-0

 
Cole Hamels pitched his first career shutout, Ryan Howard homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 5-0 on Thursday night. [link]

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King Cole mows down the Braves

Cole Hamels showed Brett Myers how it's done. Hamels pitched his first career shutout to lead the Phillies to a 5-0 win over the Braves. King Cole went 9 innings, gave up only 4 hits and struck out 6 batters in a 120-pitch complete game shutout. He was simply dominant from the beginning, turning aside 15 straight batters at one point. Click the link for more, including highlights.
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Cole Hamels, fan of "The Office?"

Judging by the way he made very short work of the Braves last night, I'm guessing yes. Cole had the Braves swinging early and often, lest they have to deal with that change-up behind in the count, and wrapped things up in a cool 2:13.
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Phillies Notebook: Phillies GM Gillick says Hamels will get his due, in time | Philadelphia Daily News | 05/16/2008

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Morning Roundup: Four-Hit Hamels

Cole Hamels shut out the Braves yesterday in a four-hit, complete game performance in a 5-0 win for the Phillies.
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Cole Hamels Becomes a Man

Congratulations are in order for Philadelphia Phillies ace Cole Hamels , who earned his first career shutout Thursday evening with a 5-0 blanking of the Atlanta Braves.
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