Cole Hamels again pitched a gem and again got nothing but a wicked line drive off his his right thigh in the 4th. In the 6th, he also got the only Phillies' hit off of knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, a loop single that mercifully broke up the no-hit bid. Hamels has pitched outstanding ball for most of the season, though his 7-9 record would indicate otherwise. In the last nine games, his run support total is nine.
The Mets got their only run on an RBI double by Carlos Beltran that scored David Wright from 2nd. Wright had reached on a misplayed ball by Shane Victorino.
After one of the most dramatically exhilarating games ever on Thursday, the Phillies went silent in NY. They have been blanked 10 times this year, five times by the Mets. Last night was the fourth time in a row that they have been blanked at Citifield. Just think about it: 36 innings without scoring a run. It's confounding, it's embarrassing.
Carlos Ruiz was pulled from the line-up with a tight quad but may be back today when Roy Halladay probably takes on soft-tossing left Pat Misch, who is sure to be another challenge for the offense.
