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St. Louis has given up 37 hits in first two games of series.
Sunday, July 15, 2007 | 2:00 a.m. CDT; updated 4:03 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 1, 2008

PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels was admittedly rusty in his first start after the All-Star break. The lefty was clearly missing his best stuff, had the high pitch count without all the strikeouts that usually go along with it, and retired the side in order only once.

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