| SEASON | CAREER |
| W10 | 79 |
| L3 | 75 |
| G18 | 221 |
| IP126.2 | 1436.0 |
| BB25 | 495 |
| SO124 | 1203 |
| SEASON | CAREER |
| W11 | 85 |
| L4 | 58 |
| G18 | 199 |
| IP126.0 | 1287.0 |
| BB30 | 322 |
| SO125 | 1216 |
In last week's All-Star game, San Francisco's Matt Cain set the tone for the NL with two impressive innings and Philadelphia's Cole Hamels later followed with a sharp inning of his own.
In the coming weeks, Hamels again hopes to follow in Cain's footsteps - this time pertaining to his contract.
Having matched up in a couple of pitchers' duels in the past, the Giants and Phillies could be primed for another low-scoring affair Saturday when Cain and Hamels square off at Citizens Bank Park.
Friday's opener was dominated by starters Tim Lincecum and Vance Worley early on, with the scored tied at 1 through five innings. San Francisco (52-41) got to Worley in the sixth, tagging him for five runs - highlighted by Brandon Crawford 's grand slam - en route to a 7-2 win.
Crawford, who has two homers in his last three games after hitting one in his first 82, capped the scoring with a run-scoring single in the eighth to finish with a career-high five RBIs. The Giants improved to 6-1 since the All-Star break, and maintained their 2 1/2-game lead over Los Angeles in the NL West.
The Phillies (41-53), meanwhile, lost their second in a row following a four-game winning streak and are an NL-worst 17-28 at home.
"It is what it is right now," Worley said. "We have to keep going out there trying to win."Philadelphia is 12-6 behind Hamels (11-4, 3.07 ERA), but he has the difficult assignment of going up against Cain (10-3, 2.56). The two both rank in the top 10 in the NL in wins, strikeouts and innings.
One major difference between the two, however, is Cain signed a $127.5 million, six-year contract before the start of the season, while Hamels' contract is up after this year and his name has been mentioned in trade rumors. This could be one of his last starts for the Phillies, but the latest reports imply the team is working out a new contract extension similar to Cain's.
Either way, Hamels is trying to stay focused on the job at hand.
"I just have to go out and do my own business and make pitches and I think that's all I can be accountable for," Hamels said after allowing a run and six hits in eight innings in Sunday's 5-1 win over Colorado.This will be Hamels' first start against the Giants after his turn in the rotation didn't come up in Philadelphia's trip to the Bay Area three months ago.
Cain took the mound in that series finale on April 19, and matched zeros with Cliff Lee through nine innings. Cain departed after nine having given up two hits and a walk and the Giants went on to win 1-0 in 11.
In Philadelphia last July 27, Cain allowed an unearned run and four hits in seven innings opposite Hamels in a 2-1 win.
Just over a week later in San Francisco, Hamels outpitched Cain with a seven-hitter en route to a 2-1 victory.
Since the start of last season, Ryan Howard , Chase Utley , Carlos Ruiz , Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino are a combined 2 for 38 against Cain, who allowed two runs and five hits over 6 1-3 innings in Sunday's 3-2 win over Houston.
San Francisco's Pablo Sandoval had some success against Hamels a year ago, going 3 for 8 with a solo homer.
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| HITTERS | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OBP | OPS | SLG |
| Joaquin Arias | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.500 | 1.000 |
| Gregor Blanco | 14 | .286 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .333 | .690 | .357 |
| Emmanuel Burriss | 6 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.333 | .833 |
| Melky Cabrera | 12 | .333 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .750 | .417 |
| Matt Cain | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Clay Hensley | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Aubrey Huff | 14 | .143 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .143 | .572 | .429 |
| Tim Lincecum | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Angel Pagan | 33 | .273 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | .324 | .718 | .394 |
| Buster Posey | 3 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 | 1.333 |
| Pablo Sandoval | 17 | .353 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .389 | 1.154 | .765 |
| Nate Schierholtz | 6 | .667 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .714 | 1.547 | .833 |
| Ryan Theriot | 21 | .333 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .364 | .935 | .571 |
| Barry Zito | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
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| HITTERS | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OBP | OPS | SLG |
| Joe Blanton | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Freddy Galvis | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Cole Hamels | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Cliff Lee | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Laynce Nix | 23 | .348 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .348 | .870 | .522 |
| Pete Orr | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Hunter Pence | 18 | .278 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .316 | .927 | .611 |
| Juan Pierre | 22 | .182 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .364 | .182 |
| Placido Polanco | 6 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jimmy Rollins | 20 | .350 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .409 | 1.309 | .900 |
| Carlos Ruiz | 12 | .167 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .619 | .333 |
| Brian Schneider | 11 | .273 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .385 | .658 | .273 |
| Jim Thome | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| Shane Victorino | 17 | .176 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .263 | .439 | .176 |
| Ty Wigginton | 12 | .333 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 1.000 | .667 |
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| Date | Player | Status | Injury |
| July 18, 2012 | Hector Sanchez | 15-Day DL | Left knee sprain |
| July 17, 2012 | Hector Sanchez | Day-to-Day | Left knee sprain |
| June 26, 2012 | Shane Loux | 15-Day DL | Strained neck |
| June 14, 2012 | Aubrey Huff | Day-to-Day | Sprained right knee |
| June 11, 2012 | Aubrey Huff | 15-Day DL | Sprained right knee |
| June 07, 2012 | Melky Cabrera | Day-to-Day | Left game - sore right hamstring |
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| Date | Player | Status | Injury |
| July 09, 2012 | Raul Valdes | 15-Day DL | Strained right hip |
| June 25, 2012 | Brian Schneider | 15-Day DL | Sprained right ankle - out 3-5 weeks |
| June 07, 2012 | Freddy Galvis | 15-Day DL | Lower back strain |
| June 05, 2012 | Placido Polanco | Day-to-Day | Left game - left index finger laceration |
| June 02, 2012 | Jose Contreras | 60-Day DL | Torn UCL, right elbow - out for season |
| May 28, 2012 | Roy Halladay | 15-Day DL | Right latissimus dorsi strain |
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Matt Cain and Cole Hamels matched each other with better performances at the plate than on the mound.
The two All-Star pitchers hit homers in the same inning, and Gregor Blanco drove in the tiebreaking run with a drag bunt single in the 10th to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.
This was hardly the pitching duel expected from two of the elite starters in the majors. Both allowed three homers and five runs. But they did their job with the bat.
"I figured he'd try to put one out," Cain said. "The most frustrating thing you can do is give up a homer to a pitcher."
It was the first time pitchers homered off each other in the same game since Atlanta's Kevin Millwood and Colorado's Denny Stark did it on May 18, 2002. The last time it happened in the same inning was May 14, 1990, when Montreal's Kevin Gross and Los Angeles' Fernando Valenzuela went deep in the third inning.
"It was nice," Hamels said. "I enjoyed it more after giving up my first ever homer to a pitcher."
All-Star game MVP Melky Cabrera hit a tying homer off Hamels in the eighth and Buster Posey hit a two-run shot for the NL West-leading Giants, who are 7-1 since the All-Star break.
Ryan Howard hit a three-run homer and Chase Utley also went deep for the last-place Phillies, who've lost three in a row and seven straight at home.
The five-time defending NL East champions are 41-54 and moving closer to perhaps being a seller before the non-waiver trade deadline on July 31.
Hamels allowed 10 hits in 7 2-3 innings on a career-high 128 pitches. The three-time All-Star lefty is seeking a contract perhaps bigger than the megadeal Cain signed before the season.
Cain gave up five hits in eight innings. The five runs were tied for the most he's given up this year.
Sergio Romo (3-1) retired the two batters he faced in the ninth and Santiago Casilla finished for his 24th save in 30 tries.
Cabrera walked to start the 10th against Jonathan Papelbon (2-4) and went to third on Posey's looping single to right. After Pablo Sandoval struck out, Blanco put down a perfect bunt down the first-base line and beat it out without a throw.
Blanco had missed a sign on a squeeze in the eighth. This time, the runner on third waited for contact before breaking toward the plate.
"I said, `Don't worry, have a good at-bat and forget about the other one," Blanco said. "I was glad to have another opportunity."
Cain signed a $112.5 million, five-year extension in April. The deal guaranteed him at least $141 million over seven years, including this season's salary and a 2018 buyout.
The Phillies are hoping to re-sign Hamels before the 2008 World Series MVP becomes a free agent after this season. If a deal isn't reached before the trade deadline, Hamels could be gone. Of course, that doesn't mean the Phillies couldn't re-sign him in the offseason. Hamels already has said he would be open to returning to Philadelphia, even if he's traded.
"I can't control it," Hamels said.
Fearing they were seeing Hamels with the Phillies for the last time, fans gave him loud cheers before the game and a standing ovation when he exited. Hamels waved to the crowd on his way to the dugout.
Down 4-2, the Phillies rallied in the sixth. Jimmy Rollins walked to start the inning. Shane Victorino followed with a bloop single to right for his 1,000th career hit.
After Utley flied out to shallow left, Howard connected. He ripped a 1-2 pitch to the seats in right-center to give the Phillies a 5-4 lead. Howard, the 2006 NL MVP, has three homers in 11 games after missing the first 84 games recovering from surgery on his left Achilles tendon.
But the Giants tied it at 5 when Cabrera led off the eighth with his 10th homer. Hamels hadn't allowed three homers in a game since June 26, 2010, vs. Toronto. That was 67 starts ago.
Posey followed with a double and advanced to third on a grounder. He was caught trying to steal home when Blanco took a pitch instead of bunting.
Hamels gave up three homers in his previous five starts combined before giving up two in the third.
First, Cain hit a towering shot to left for his sixth career homer and first this season. With two outs, Posey hit an 0-2 pitch out to left to put the Giants up 3-1.
Hamels answered Cain in the bottom half by taking him deep to right for his first career homer, cutting the deficit to 3-2.
Posey's two-out RBI single in the fifth made it 4-2.
Utley ripped a 3-2 pitch to the second deck in right field to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead in the first.
"Both pitchers made mistakes," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "They're as good as anybody in the league."
NOTES: Cain hadn't allowed three homers since Oct. 1, 2010, against Los Angeles. ... Giants CF Angel Pagan was ejected by plate umpire Mike Everitt in the sixth after arguing a called third strike. ... Giants are an MLB-best 20-9 against lefty starters. ... Phillies are an NL-worst 17-29 at home. ... Utley has four homers in 23 career at-bats against Cain. ... The Phillies had their 266th straight sellout, including postseason. ... Barry Zito (8-6, 3.75) opposes Joe Blanton (8-8, 4.79) when the Giants try to complete the three-game sweep Sunday.
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