CHICAGO (AP) — Fresh off baseball’s third no-hitter of the season, Cole Hamels is preparing to start for the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.
That could change in a hurry.
Hamels could be on the move after he dominated the Chicago Cubs in a 5-0 victory on Saturday afternoon, striking out 13 in the 13th no-hitter in franchise history for the Phillies. The 31-year-old left-hander has been mentioned prominently in trade talks ahead of Friday’s non-waiver deadline.
Hamels threw a season-high 129 pitches in his first win since May 23, but said Sunday he was feeling good.
“Everything felt more in sync than it had,” he said. “I don’t feel like I threw as many pitches as I did. That’s a good sign. It means I was throwing correctly.”
Hamels said he celebrated the no-hitter with family and friends, and received congratulations from Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt and Brett Myers.
“That was nice because those guys all helped impact me,” Hamels said.
Hamels also was part of Philadelphia’s previous no-hitter, teaming with three relievers for another gem last Sept. 1 at Atlanta. It was the first no-hitter against Chicago since Sandy Koufax pitched a perfect game at Dodger Stadium in 1965.
The Baseball Hall of Fame requested Hamels’ cap from the game, but there might be one issue.
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