cole hamels

October turned into salad days for the Phillies, thanks to the mound mastery of World Series MVP Cole Hamels.

Cole Hamels has shouldered an immense workload this season. Does he have one gem left? Ken Rosenthal thinks so.

It's do or die for Tampa Bay -- if the Rays want to fight on another day, says SI.com's John Donovan, they'll need to find a way to hit off Phillies ace Cole Hamels.

Chalk it up as just another stellar outing by Cole Hamels, writes John Donovan. Behind their 24-year-old ace, the Phils beat the Rays 3-2 in the Series opener.

Chase Utley hit a two-run homer and Cole Hamels pitched out of trouble several times, giving the Philadelphia Phillies a 3-2 lead over the Tampa Bay Rays after six innings in the World Series opener Wednesday night.

Carl Crawford homered for the Rays and Akinori Iwamura had an RBI double in the fifth, his third hit of the game.

Cole Hamels hurled another gem in Game 5 as the Phillies dispatched the Dodgers and advanced to their first World Series in 15 years.

The odds facing the Dodgers are daunting, says SI.com's Lee Jenkins. Trailing the Phils 3-1, L.A. has to beat Cole Hamels just to send the NLCS back to Philly.