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Hamels dominates by working ahead all night
- Updated: May 7, 2016
DETROIT — Mired in a three-game losing streak, the Texas Rangers turned to their highly touted ace Friday night to help them snap out of an early-season funk.
And Cole Hamels did just that.
In what was arguably his best start of the season, Hamels outdueled Jordan Zimmermann, the reigning American League Pitcher of the Month, en route to a 5-1 win over the Tigers at Comerica Park.
And he did it in dominating fashion.
Hamels shut down one of the most potent offenses in baseball, tossing seven scoreless innings of one-hit ball to improve to 4-0 this season.
“This is why we have him. This is why he’s part of the ballclub,” Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. “He’s our ace.”
Hamels struck out a season-high nine batters, relying heavily on a two- and four-seam fastball that helped put eight of his first 18 batters into 0-2 holes.
“When you’re able to get ahead of guys in the count, you’re able to work in all your pitches, and keep guys off balance,” …
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