CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — If first impressions are important to baseball fans in Philadelphia, new Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay aced his entry exam.
Halladay got the Grapefruit League schedule under way with two near-perfect innings in the Phillies’ 3-2 win over the New York Yankees on Thursday.
The 32-year-old Halladay threw a pair of hitless innings while striking out three. He allowed just one base runner in his first outing with the Phillies.
CC Sabathia wasn’t too bad himself in his first game since the World Series. He allowed two walks and two hits but kept zeros on the scoreboard through two innings.
But even the jovial, giant Sabathia couldn’t overshadow Halladay’s debut.
