"For a guy in extreme discomfort, Phillies All-Star left-hander Cole Hamels pitched pretty well while suffering from poison oak on both his legs.

Hamels told FOXSports.com Friday night that he contracted poison oak while fishing on teammate Roy Oswalt's property in Unionville, Mo., during an off-day on June 20.

He made two starts in pain against the Athletics and Red Sox before his condition finally eased prior to his most recent start against the Marlins.

"It felt like razor blades on the back of my legs every time I'd take a step," Hamels said.

Utility man Ross Gload — who, like Hamels, wore shorts during the Phillies' fishing expedition — also came down with poison oak.

Oswalt, who wore long pants, and lefty Cliff Lee and catcher Carlos Ruiz, who fished in different areas, did not.

"It didn't work out too well for me," Hamels said, smiling. "I don't know if I'll be fishing on (Oswalt's) property without (long) pants on anytime soon."

Hamels, though, allowed only two earned runs over eight innings in his first start with poison oak, a 4-1 loss to the Athletics on June 25."