Not a good day

It's a good thing Adam Eaton has struggled in the minors or there might be a clamor to have him replace Cole Hamels, now winless in his last six starts. But I know, there's no reason the Phillies shouldn't win when they give up only three runs.

Cole wasn't at his best, but two earned in 6 1/3 should get the job done. The offense is another story. They were blanked by the Marlins 3-0, shut down by Chris Volstad. Chris Volstad? Never heard of him.

That's shutout No. 7 this season against the vaunted Phillies offense through game No. 114. Last year, there were three. In 162 games. And three playoff games (they did manage to score in each of them).

All the good from yesterday was erased: The Marlins are 1.5 games out and the Mets pulled to two. Have no fear, Scott Eyre will fix things.

Red Sox: They're off but still made news. They might be getting Brian Giles. I'm indifferent. And looks like the commissioner's office is investigating whether Manny purposely played his way out of Boston. A) How do you prove something like that? B) If you can prove it, then what?

Competitors: The Yankees are winning, the White Sox are losing, the Rays play in Seattle. Twins are off.