Hamels focus of trade rumours after no-hitter

CHICAGO — Fresh off baseball’s third no-hitter of the season, Cole Hamels is preparing to start for the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. That could change in a hurry. Hamels could be on the move after he dominated the Chicago Cubs in a 5-0 victory on Saturday afternoon, striking out 13 in the 13th no-hitter in franchise history for the Phillies. The 31-year- old lefthander has been mentioned prominently in trade talks ahead of Friday’s non-waiver deadline. Hamels threw a season-high 129 pitches in his first win since May 23, but said Sunday he was feeling good. “Everything felt more in sync than it had,” he said. “I don’t feel like I threw as many pitches as I did. That’s a good sign. It means I was throwing correctly.” The Associated Press