BY SCOTT LAUBERMIAMI GARDENS -- As Cole Hamels walked by a small group of reporters in the clubhouse a few hours ago, he was asked how his bruised left shoulder is feeling today.
"No comment," he said.
Uh-oh?
Fear not, though. Through a team spokesman, athletic trainer Scott Sheridan said he examined Hamels this morning and there doesn't appear to be any additional damage. Hamels will throw a bullpen session here tomorrow, but pitching coach Rich Dubee said he expects the ace lefty to make his next start as scheduled, Tuesday night against the Nationals at the Bank.
Whew.
Before being struck on the shoulder by a Prince Fielder liner, Hamels went 3-1/3 innings and gave up two runs on a homer by Ryan Braun, the batter before Fielder. It was an improvement over his first two starts when he allowed 12 runs in only 9-2/3 innings.
"He's coming. He's getting close, that's for sure," Dubee said. "This is just a minor setback."
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Brett Myers on the mound tonight for the Phillies, who are trying to stop a major-league-record streak of 14 consecutive games of allowing a home run. Not the sort of streak you want to have.
Here's the lineup for the Phils:
SS Jimmy Rollins (.169/1/4)
CF Shane Victorino (.250/1/5)
2B Chase Utley (.333/4/12)
1B Ryan Howard (.278/2/9)
RF Jayson Werth (.288/2/9)
LF Raul Ibanez (.345/5/11)
3B Pedro Feliz (.304/1/9)
C Lou Marson (.333/0/0)
RHP Brett Myers (1-1, 5.03)
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