CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -Cole Hamels returned to the mound for the first time since helping the Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series and pitched two scoreless innings in a 9-2 win over Canada on Wednesday.
“It was nice to get out there against a team that’s competitive,” said Hamels, who went 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA in five postseason starts in October. “These hitters are getting ready for the world classic and they want to be in prime hitting shape. (So it was about) knowing how to bear down, finding the location and throwing your pitch.”
Hamels, the World Series MVP, last pitched on that rainy night in October, when Game 5 against the Tampa Bay Rays was suspended in the fifth inning. Against Canada, the 25-year-old lefty breezed through his outing with 24 pitches.
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