"Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels added two pitches to the two he already had in his repertoire this spring. Since then, he's been one of the best hurlers in the majors. Tuesday night, he won his ninth game, joining Jon Lester and teammate Roy Halladay, who now has 10 victories, as the first three to that mark this season.

Hamels let in one earned run in seven innings of work Tuesday as the Phils pummeled one of its division rivals, the Florida Marlins, 9-1, but then the 27-year-old left the game in the top of the eighth with tightness in his lower back. "