CLEARWATER, Fla.—Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy Halladay pitched six innings Thursday in his first rehab start since being sidelined by a shoulder injury.

Halladay gave up three runs and six hits in his outing for the Gulf Coast League Phillies against Pittsburgh minor leaguers. The 36-year-old right-hander struck out four and walked three.

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"I am not going to get too far ahead of myself, but I feel good and I feel like each time has gotten better and better," said Halladay, who is scheduled for a bullpen session Saturday and another minor league start Tuesday . "So as long as I continue in that direction,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], I'm fine with that."
The two-time Cy Young Award winner had surgery on his shoulder in May to repair a partially torn rotator cuff and remove a bone spur. He also had some fraying of the labrum.
Halladay threw 51 of 87 pitches for strikes. He had recently pitched in a simulated game,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
"Really, the goal was to throw as many sinkers and cutters as possible," Halladay said. "The curveball and changeup just kind of come. So we did. We probably threw well over 80-85 percent cutters and sinkers today, and I thought for the most part the location was pretty good. There were times where I'd get in a groove then I'd miss two or three, but really, for the most part,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], they were on the halves of the plate that I wanted."
Halladay is 2-4 with an 8,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].65 ERA in seven starts this season after missing nearly two months last year because of a strained back muscle.
"I still feel like there's more in there,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but I'm just very cautious of making sure I'm repeating my mechanics correctly right now," Halladay said. "I don't want to try to add on until I'm repeating every time. That's important for me. I'm still breaking those habits, and I feel like I'm doing a good job of it. I want to make sure I do it the right way."
All three runs Halladay allowed came during his final two innings,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].

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