I see a lot of value in the Brewers for this game. Gallardo looked solid in his last start although it was short. Hamels is 2 and 3 vs Brewers all time. He's also never won a playoff game before after admitting how nervous he was last year. He has also been off for 8 days which I read a yahoo article which I thought was interesting:
CALM COLE: Phillies Game 1 starter Cole Hamels is still looking for that first postseason win. What he doesn’t need is another case of the playoff jitters.
Hamels, who went 14-10 this season, believes he’ll be more calm on the mound the second time around the playoffs.
“I have playoff experience checked off next to my name,” Hamels said. “I don’t know, for some odd reason, being able to experience something for the very first time, there’s a lot of nerves because of the unexpected. You just have to really go out there and treat it as something that’s not as foreign as it was last year.”
Hamels allowed three earned runs in 6 2-3 innings in last year’s opener, which Colorado won 4-2.
Hamels hasn’t pitched in eight days. The lefty was scheduled to pitch in Sunday’s season finale if the Phillies were still fighting for a playoff spot. Once the Phillies clinched the NL East on Saturday night, Hamels was given the day off.
“I definitely had to change it up a little bit with the extra days of rest,” Hamels said.
I think the Brewers can get it done in this spot and steal game 1. Does anyone concur or think the Phillies roll in this spot?
CALM COLE: Phillies Game 1 starter Cole Hamels is still looking for that first postseason win. What he doesn’t need is another case of the playoff jitters.
Hamels, who went 14-10 this season, believes he’ll be more calm on the mound the second time around the playoffs.
“I have playoff experience checked off next to my name,” Hamels said. “I don’t know, for some odd reason, being able to experience something for the very first time, there’s a lot of nerves because of the unexpected. You just have to really go out there and treat it as something that’s not as foreign as it was last year.”
Hamels allowed three earned runs in 6 2-3 innings in last year’s opener, which Colorado won 4-2.
Hamels hasn’t pitched in eight days. The lefty was scheduled to pitch in Sunday’s season finale if the Phillies were still fighting for a playoff spot. Once the Phillies clinched the NL East on Saturday night, Hamels was given the day off.
“I definitely had to change it up a little bit with the extra days of rest,” Hamels said.
I think the Brewers can get it done in this spot and steal game 1. Does anyone concur or think the Phillies roll in this spot?
