SAN DIEGO, April 23 (UPI) -- Cole Hamels struck out eight while throwing 126 pitches over eight innings Friday, carrying the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-0 victory over San Diego.
Ryan Madson worked the ninth to complete the shutout and earn his first save of the season. The Phillies won their third straight.
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Hamels (2-1) walked three and allowed four hits. He escaped a bases-loaded situation in the second and was dominant after that.
Madson retired all three men he faced and struck out one.
Both Philadelphia runs scored on a Ryan Howard triple in the third. That was one of six hits given up by Clayton Richard (1-1), who walked four and struck out over 7 1/3 innings.
The effort by Hamels lowered his earned run average from 4.32 to 2.92.
