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Halladay hit hard in Phillies’ win over Tigers

Mar 9, 2012 09:20 PM

Roy Halladay says there’s nothing to worry about. His manager Charlie Manuel agrees. For that matter, so does Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland.

Halladay gave up three runs, including two homers to non-roster invitee Eric Patterson, but the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 7-5 win Friday.

Halladay, who went 19-6 with a 2.35 ERA last season, said he’s working on consistency in his pitches after his spring ERA rose to 7.20.

“I feel like everything is going good,’’ Halladay said. “I have just been inconsistent so far. I only made two mistakes and they were to the same guy. I feel like I have a long way to go, but I am not concerned.’’

Halladay said he doesn’t take a long look at the numbers after one of his spring training starts. He isn’t exactly fighting for a spot, so the pressure is off.

“I self-evaluate during the spring,’’ Halladay said. “I can take it either way and learn from whatever happens. The purpose of spring training is to get ready for the season when the games become important.’’

Manuel said he had no problem with Halladay who, after all, has only pitched against opposing teams twice this spring.

“I didn’t see anything wrong,’’ Manuel said, adding that he wasn’t looking at spring training numbers. “I just have to look at his numbers from last year.’’

Leyland, whose Tigers faced Halladay often before the two-time Cy Young Award winner left Toronto for Philadelphia after the 2009 season, said he had no doubt that Halladay is one of the best pitchers in all of baseball.

“Everything he throws moves and he doesn’t have to throw hard in the spring,’’ Leyland said. “He’s a great pitcher. He’s not a good pitcher, he’s a great pitcher.’’



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