Cubs have no answer for Phils' Hamels

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04/12/2008 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cole Hamels hurled seven innings of one- hit shutout ball, and the Philadelphia Phillies took the second of a three- game set with the Chicago Cubs, 7-1, at Citizens Bank Park.

Hamels (2-1) struck out five and walked two, giving up only a fourth-inning double to Derrek Lee as the Phils took their second game in as many nights from Chicago. Chase Utley went 2-for-5 with a double and a triple, while Pedro Feliz and Ryan Howard each hit two-run home runs to power the offense, which was again without its spark at the top of the order, shortstop Jimmy Rollins.

Ted Lilly (0-2) was tagged for five runs on seven hits and a pair of walks over his 4 1/3 innings, taking the loss opposite Hamels. Alfonso Soriano accounted for the lone Chicago run with an eighth-inning RBI single.

Pat Burrell led off the home second with a walk, then came around when Feliz slammed a 1-0 fastball from Lilly into the seats in left-center for a 2-0 Phillies lead.

Hamels routinely induced fly-ball outs as he went through the Cubs lineup, surrendering only one hit - Lee's double - in the first five frames.

Lilly, though, kept the Cubs in the game by avoiding further trouble until the fifth, when Shane Victorino grounded a leadoff single up the middle and Utley moved him around to third with a double down the right-field line. Victorino scampered home when Lilly uncorked a wild pitch to Howard, and after falling behind 3-1, the Cubs starter served up a two-run shot that made it a 5-0 game.

Howard's homer - his third of the season - ended Lilly's night, and Kevin Hart closed out the inning despite walking Burrell by inducing a double-play ball from Feliz.

Hamels, meanwhile, was cruising. He retired the Cubs in order again in the sixth, then struck out Aramis Ramirez and Geovany Soto in the seventh to erase a leadoff walk to Lee.

With a pitch count of 111, Hamels was lifted for Ryan Madson in the eighth, and the right-handed reliever allowed the Cubs to get on the board when Soriano lined a two-out hit to right, scoring Ryan Theriot.

So Taguchi and Jayson Werth each lined opposite-field RBI doubles in the eighth, accounting for the Phils' final two tallies.

Game Notes

Rollins missed his fourth straight game with a left ankle sprain, which he suffered Monday in a win over the New York Mets...Victorino left the game after the sixth inning with what was reported as a right calf strain...Prior to the game, Rollins was given his 2007 National League MVP award, as well as his Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards; Utley also received his Silver Slugger for compiling the best 2007 offensive stats among second basemen...Werth and Victorino finished the night with two hits apiece...Hamels is now 12-1 in 19 career starts against NL Central opponents.

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Chiefs -1 @ Texans +1

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Patriots -5 @ Jets +5

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Steelers -4 @ Browns +4

Titans +6 @ Jaguars -6

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Lions +3 @ Raiders -3

Bucs +6.5 @ Seahawks -6.5

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Ravens +3 @ Bengals -3

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The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.

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