Hamels, who was born and raised in San Diego, allowed one run on seven hits over seven innings to improve to 9-7 on the season and lower the National League's second-best ERA to 2.47. Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
SAN DIEGO — Native son Cole Hamels continued his domination of the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Wednesday night and the Philadelphia Phillies scored four runs on five hits in the fifth inning to win 5-2.
Hamels, who was born and raised in San Diego, allowed one run on seven hits over seven innings to improve to 9-7 on the season and lower the National League’s second-best ERA to 2.47.
The win was Hamels’ sixth straight against the Padres and ran his career record at Petco Park to 5-1 with a 1.78 ERA in eight games.
Padres left-hander Eric Stults (7-17) gave up five hits in a six-hitter span in the fifth after allowing one hit through the first four innings to take the loss. Stults and Phillies right-hander A.J. Burnett, who lost to the Padres on Tuesday night, are tied for the National League in losses.
The Padres took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning. First baseman Tommy Medica opened the inning with his second single of the game, stole second and scored on center fielder Cameron Maybin’s single.
After giving up a game-opening single to center fielder Ben Revere, Stults retired 12 straight Phillies. But then he gave up hits to five of the six Phillies he faced in the fifth. The only out he registered was a sacrifice bunt by Hamels.
The Phillies opened the inning with four straight singles. The first three — by first baseman Darin Ruf, left fielder Dominic Brown and catcher Carlos Ruiz — loaded the basses. The fourth — a liner to center by shortstop Freddy Galvis — put the Phillies ahead 2-1.
After Hamels’ bunt put runners at second and third, Revere doubled inside the third-base bag to score two more runs.
After batting around in the fifth, Ruf and Brown had back-to-back hits to open the sixth against right-handed reliever Joe Wieland, and Ruiz made it 5-1 with a sacrifice fly to deep center.
NOTES: Not only is San Diego RHP Tyson Ross not making his scheduled start Thursday against the Phillies, he will not work any of the three games against the Giants. … Manager Bud Black was asked Wednesday to offer his opinion about the Padres possibly moving back to their original brown-and-gold colors. “To me, it is more about who is in the uniform,” he said. … Going into Wednesday night, the Phillies were hitting .140 (6-for-43) with runners in scoring position over their five previous games.
