"The Phillies are holding their breath right now.

In the fourth inning, Cole Hamels was hit in the right hand (his glove hand) with a line drive off the bat of Adrian Gonzalez. Trainers, pitching coach Rich Dubee and manager Charlie Manuel went to check on the left-hander.

He stayed in the game and retired Dustin Pedroia for the final out of the inning, but was replaced by reliever David Herndon in the top of the fifth.

Hamels has a bruise on his right hand. X-Rays were negative and it was reported to the press box that he is expected to make his next start.

The Phillies already have two starting pitchers on the disabled list (Joe Blanton and Roy Oswalt). In all this season, the Phils have had 12 players (15 stints) on the DL. Relievers Ryan Madson, Jose Contreras and Brad Lidge are also hurt.

Hamels has the lowest ERA (2.37) among all NL starters since the 2010 all-star break and is holding opposing hitters to a .212 batting average this season (fourth lowest in the league)."