Lost in last night’s 22-1 drubbing of the Cincinnati Reds was the great performance of Cole Hamels (on the mound specifically, not at the plate). Hamels’ line looked like this: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB and only 92 pitches. More importantly, Phillies’ starters have recorded wins in each game of the current 4-game streak.

22-run games are fun but they’re few and far between. Seeing the rotation go out and pitch solid games that translate to wins is encouraging and bodes well for booking reservations in the fall. If J.A. Happ can win tonight, it will be the first time this season the starters have gone through the rotation with 5 consecutive wins.

Unlike yesterday, we’re feeling good about the Phillies so I’m going to throw this potential catch at you from sportingnews.com: “Blue Jays More Open to Offers for Halladay.” I would be unopposed to any reasonable scenario by which the Phillies obtain Halladay by trade. He is arguably the best pitcher in baseball and possesses great career ERAs against this year’s likely contenders: 4.46 against Boston, 1.50 against the Dodgers, 2.90 against the Yankees, 1.00 against St. Louis, 3.72 against Tampa, 2.19 against the Tigers, 4.32 against the Angels and 2.45 against the Phillies. The fact that Toronto is 2 games over .500 and still willing to listen to offers for their best pitcher tells us this is a salary move and open to any team willing to offer the goods. Hell, I’m just saying…