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Phillies Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Making his first Grapefruit League start for the Phillies on March 4, Roy Halladay never found himself in a jam.

At least not until the game was over.

Halladay threw 24 pitches, 21 strikes in two hitless innings against a stripped-down version of the Yankees (Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson stayed home) before a sold-out crowd at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla. Among those in the stands: His 9-year-old son.

How would Halladay explain why his son missed school?

"I don't know what we called him in with," Halladay said with a smile, "but the cat might be out of the bag now."

Braden Halladay, the staunchest advocate of his dad's decision to approve a trade to the Phillies in December, was not going to miss this.

Phillies-Rays canceled because of rain (AP)
The Philadelphia Phillies-Tampa Bay Rays spring training game has been canceled because of rain. Friday's cancellation means Tampa Bay's franchise-record streak of nine straight exhibition wins will remain intact at least another day. The Rays are scheduled to host the Florida Marlins in Port Charlotte on Saturday.

Phillies-Tigers game rained out (AP)
Rain has forced the cancellation of the Philadelphia Phillies-Detroit Tigers exhibition game. Jeremy Bonderman and Nate Robertson were scheduled to pitch for the Tigers and Drew Naylor for Philadelphia's split squad. The Phillies' other scheduled game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Port Charlotte also has been rained out.

Blanton shuts down Tigers in Phillies' 4-0 victory (AP)
Joe Blanton used a mix of fastballs and changeups to shut down the Detroit Tigers, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-0 victory Thursday. Blanton has focused solely on the fastball-changeup combination in his first two spring starts before he incorporates breaking pitches into his repertoire. So far the results have been promising: Blanton held the Tigers to three singles in four innings of...

Phillies closer Brad Lidge set to appear in game (AP)
Philadelphia Phillies closer Brad Lidge faced hitters Wednesday for the first time since offseason surgeries on his right elbow and right knee. Lidge threw 21 pitches to Ozzie Chavez and Chris Duffy at Philadelphia's training complex in Clearwater, Fla. The 33-year-old right-hander then went through a round of fielding drills.

Drabek pitches well for Blue Jays in loss to Phils (AP)
Kyle Drabek, the pitcher the Toronto Blue Jays coveted and finally got in the trade that sent ace Roy Halladay to Philadelphia, tried to treat Wednesday's start against the Phillies like any other game. It was good advice from his father, 1990 National League Cy Young Award winner Doug Drabek. The result: two scoreless innings, one walk and one hit allowed in the Phillies' 4-2 victory.

Halladay shuts down Braves (AP)
This time last year, Billy Wagner was facing little leaguers in Virginia and recovering from elbow surgery. The former All-Star closer, signed by the Braves in the offseason, retired all three batters he faced Tuesday night in Atlanta's 7-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies and said he felt comfortable for the first time this spring.

Smoltz and Pedro signing in-season with N.L. clubs (Yahoo! Sports)
Don't think probable Hall of Fame pitchers John Smoltz and Pedro Martinez are finished with their careers...

Yankees' Vazquez closes first start with flourish (AP)

Javier Vazquez's first pitch was all too familiar to Yankees fans: a home run. After that, the right-hander provided a glimpse of what the Yankees are hoping to get from him in his return to New York: a consistent starter who will take some of the pressure off the rest of the rotation. Much to the delight of Philadelphia's vocal fans -- and some mocking Yankees supporters -- Jimmy Rollins...

Phillies like what they see from OF prospect Brown (AP)
For the first time in three games, Dominic Brown's name was not in the Philadelphia Phillies' starting lineup when it was posted in the team's clubhouse on Monday. But with the way the top prospect has played in the first week of exhibition baseball in Florida, Brown is primed to be an everyday staple in the Phillies' star-studded batting order in the near future.

Dodgers not signing a catcher (Yahoo! Sports)
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Russell Martin pulled his groin and will be out for four to six weeks but the team...

Happ, Aumont pitch well for Phillies (AP)
J.A. Happ and Phillippe Aumont felt better after their second spring outings. Happ and Aumont combined for five scoreless innings in the Philadelphia Phillies' 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Happ allowed two hits, walked two and struck out two in 2 1-3 innings. Aumont replaced him in the third and gave up two hits in 2 2-3 innings, bouncing back after yielding five runs in an...

Blanton gives up two-run homer to Church; Phillies and Pirates tie in 10 innings (The Canadian Press)

BRADENTON, Fla. - Kevin Hart, vying for a spot in Pittsburgh's starting rotation, battled through one rocky inning and Ryan Church hit a two-run homer Saturday, as the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies played to a 3-3 tie in 10 innings.

Blanton gives up two-run homer to Church (AP)

Kevin Hart, vying for a spot in Pittsburgh's starting rotation, battled through one rocky inning and Ryan Church hit a two-run homer Saturday, as the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies played to a 3-3 tie in 10 innings. Hart was scheduled to pitch two innings, but left the game after tossing 38 pitches in the top of the first inning.

Toronto Blue Jays score eight runs in one inning for 14-9 victory over Phillies (The Canadian Press)

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Jose Bautista merely looked like a clean-up hitter for the Blue Jays on Friday. Toronto manager Cito Gaston has no plans on moving him off the top of the order.

Overbay leads Jays to win over Phils (AP)

Jose Bautista merely looked like a clean-up hitter for the Blue Jays on Friday. Toronto manager Cito Gaston has no plans on moving him off the top of the order. "I think I'll leave him right where he's at," Gaston said after Bautista, the front-running candidate to be the Blue Jays' leadoff batter, knocked a home run off Philadelphia starter Cole Hamels and added a pair of...

J.P. Arencibia's two-run homer in ninth inning lifts Blue Jays over Tigers 9-7 (The Canadian Press)

LAKELAND, Fla. - J.P. Arencibia hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 9-7 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday in an exhibition game showcasing the young talent of both teams.

Halladay looks like ace as Phillies top Yanks 3-2 (AP)

If first impressions are important to baseball fans in Philadelphia, new Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay aced his entry exam. Halladay's spring debut with the Phillies did nothing to kill the buzz that engulfed Philadelphia when the team dealt for the former Cy Young Award winner three months ago. Halladay got the Grapefruit League schedule under way with two near-perfect innings in the...

Phils' Halladay starts out with 2 hitless innings (AP)
Roy Halladay has made a neat first impression with the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies' new ace pitched two hitless innings against the New York Yankees in his spring training debut Thursday. Halladay struck out Jorge Posada, Nick Swisher and Randy Winn. The only runner to reach base against Halladay came on an error.