Cole Hamels' elbow appears to be intact. His last two starts, at least from a pitching standpoint, have showed him back in ace-like form.

His left shoulder looked fine, too. A week after getting hit by a Prince Fielder line drive, Hamels used his left shoulder to hold the Nationals to four hits in 4 1/3 shutout innings.

But now it's the ankle.

Hamels sprained his left ankle - the one he pushes off the mound with - while fielding a bunt in the fifth inning of the Phils' 7-1 win over Washington Tuesday night.

The X-rays on the ankle came back negative and Hamels is confident his can make his next start Monday at St. Louis.

"(It's) almost comedy," Hamels said. "The last time I thought I was throwing well and got hit; this time I felt like I was getting in a groove again and it happens. I don’t know what else to do but laugh about it, because it’s not serious. I know I’ll be able to come back out...

"It’s not severe. I’m not planning on missing a start. Obviously I’ll see how it feels in the next couple days, but I think it helps that we have an off-day (on Thursday)."