"Neither one of the hottest days in Philadelphia history nor the San Diego Padres bothered Cole Hamels on Friday night.

Cole kept things cool with eight masterful innings of three-hit ball and the Phillies opened a 10-game home stand with a 3-1 win over their favorite whipping boys from the West Coast.

It was Philly's fifth win in as many games against San Diego this season and eighth straight dating back to last season.

With his 12th win, Hamels now has as many wins as he had all of last season and he was never better than in striking out 10 Padres, including seven during his first turn through the lineup.

He was just what his teammates, coaches, manager, fans, umpires, ushers — everybody — wanted on a night that had a game-time temperature of 98 degrees. He worked quickly and efficiently, yielding just one walk.

"I think even the fans want to see a good game, but a quick game when it's so hot," said Hamels, who said he didn't allow three-digits temps earlier Friday change his approach.

"You have to follow the same routine mentally and just go out there and make pitches no matter what the circumstances are," he said. "I was comfortable all night. Obviously, with the heat you can get loose real quick and I felt like I had a really good plan against them. It was a matter of hitting spots and keeping them off balance.""