THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- 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.

"I told him I was pitching against them," Drabek said, "and he told me, 'It's just another team. Don't get too excited. Just go out there and pitch. Don't try and overdo anything."'

Was it just another team?

"Definitely not," the 22-year-old right-hander said with a laugh. "Seeing all those hitters up there, I had a lot of fun today. I could see smiles on some of the guys in the Phillies' bullpen, so it was good."

Conflicting lineups on a clubhouse bulletin board had him pitching the first and second innings, or the third and fourth.

"Going out there first, it was a lot of fun, especially going against the Phillies," he said. "I was glad I was able to keep the ball down and get a few ground balls."

Drabek likely will start the season at double-A New Hampshire, but could jump quickly to triple-A Las Vegas.

"He's not that far away from being on this club," manager Cito Gaston said. "You never start and end the season with the same pitchers. He just needs to go out and pitch well and continue to improve. Who knows? He might get to the big leagues by the end of the season."

Once Drabek's two-inning stint was over, Greg Dobbs and John Mayberry Jr. jumped on Kevin Gregg in the fourth inning and Lance Broadway in the sixth, opening each with back-to-back doubles that led to three of the Phillies' runs. Cody Ransom added a solo homer in the ninth.

Phillies starter Cole Hamels pitched three perfect innings, then Jose Bautista homered on his first pitch in the fourth, the only hit he allowed. He walked two and struck out three.

Drabek said starting against Hamels was "neat."

"When I was with them I got a chance to talk to him some. Cole's a great guy and it was definitely fun to pitch against him. ... This one kind of meant more, I guess, because it was against the team that traded me."

NOTES: The Blue Jays optioned RHP Robert Ray and LHP Luis Perez to triple-A Las Vegas and reassigned OF Adam Loewen and C Brian Jeroloman to their minor league camp. ... Ransom's three-run homer off LHP Brett Cecil gave the Phillies a 4-1 B game victory at Clearwater. ... Former Phillies and Blue Jays manager Jim Fregosi, now a special assistant for Atlanta, was at the game. ... RHP Shaun Marcum is scheduled to start Thursday against Tampa Bay in Port Charlotte. Andy Sonnanstine starts for the Rays.

Spring training Wednesday recaps:

Yankees 9 Tigers 8

At Lakeland, Fla., Curtis Granderson, playing against Detroit for the first time since being traded to New York, had two hits and made a spectacular one-handed catch against the centre-field wall to help the Yankees beat the Tigers.

Johnny Damon, who signed with Detroit after four seasons with the Yankees, did not play because of a sore big toe on his right foot.

Gerald Laird hit a grand slam off starter Joba Chamberlain to give Detroit a 6-3 lead in the third inning. Mark Teixeira hit his first homer of the spring off former Yankees reliever Phil Coke in the same inning.

Chamberlain gave up six runs and five hits, walked three and struck out one in 2 1-3 innings.

Detroit starter Armando Galarraga gave up two runs in two innings.

Cardinals 6 Nationals 4

At Jupiter, Fla., Brad Penny threw four shutout innings and St. Louis beat winless Washington.

The Cardinals were without sluggers Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday, who were scratched after batting practice. Pujols was supposed to be back in the lineup after being sidelined by back soreness but the problem resurfaced. Holliday had some soreness in his rib cage.

Penny allowed one hit, struck out two and walked none in a much sharper effort than his spring debut. He agreed to a US$7.5 million, one-year contract with St. Louis in the off-season.

Garrett Mock allowed two runs and five hits in three innings for the Nationals (0-8).

Braves 7 Mets 6 (10 ings)

At Kissimmee, Fla., Derek Lowe was hampered by a blister on his right foot, forcing him out of Atlanta's win after just one inning.

Lowe said the recurring blister on his push-off foot popped with Daniel Murphy at the plate, after he had faced two batters. He tried to hang in there but he told manager Bobby Cox he couldn't go another inning after yielding three runs and five hits in the first.

Lowe, already selected to pitch on opening day, might have to miss his next scheduled spring start.

Jesus Sucre's RBI single in the 10th inning gave Atlanta the win. Chipper Jones also had a two-run double in the fourth for the Braves.

Chris Carter homered and drove in four runs for the Mets.

Rays 8 Red Sox 6

At Fort Myers, Fla., left-hander David Price, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft, left Tampa Bay's win in the bottom of the second inning after being hit on the right hand by the barrel of a shattered bat.

According to Rays spokesman Rick Vaughn, Price had an abrasion on his right thumb and will not need stitches. Manager Joe Maddon said the team will evaluate Price on Thursday and ``take it from there.''

In his second start of the spring, Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester pitched 2 2-3 innings, giving up one unearned run and two hits. Boston's Jacoby Ellsbury homered twice and drove in three runs.

The Rays announced that highly touted outfield prospect Desmond Jennings has a sprained left wrist and will be out of action for the next five to seven days.

Nomar Garciaparra signed a ceremonial one-day contract with the Red Sox for the purpose of retiring in the uniform of his original team, and threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the game.

Mariners 6 Rangers 3

At Surprise, Ariz., Cliff Lee accomplished his primary objective in his spring debut for Seattle, throwing 36 of 46 pitches for strikes over three innings.

The delayed debut of Seattle's prized off-season acquisition came after surgery last month to remove a bone spur in his left foot. The 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner gave up a run and five singles with a strikeout and a walk.

Mike Sweeney, a 15-year veteran who signed a minor league deal right before camp, had a three-run double for Kansas City and is 10 for 13 in four spring games.

Royals 5 Rockies 0

At Tucson, Ariz., Kansas City's Zack Greinke threw three innings to extend his spring scoreless streak to six.

The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner allowed one hit, walked one and struck out two. He remains on schedule to start opening day April 5 against the Detroit Tigers.

Jeff Francis made his second start for Colorado after missing the 2009 season following shoulder surgery. He yielded two hits in three shutout innings.

White Sox 9 Athletics 5

At Phoenix, Ben Sheets still looks like a pitcher who hasn't worked in nearly a year and a half.

His command isn't quite there and his fastball velocity is slightly down. Oakland's new $10 million ace still considered his short outing in a loss to Chicago a step in the right direction.

The right-hander, who missed all of 2009 recovering from elbow surgery, allowed six runs, five earned, and five hits over 2 2-3 innings in his second spring start.

The Athletics got a big lift from Eric Chavez, who hit his first two homers of the spring.

Andruw Jones, Brent Morel and A.J. Pierzynski each drove in two runs for Chicago.

Diamondbacks 4 Dodgers 4 (10 ings)

At Glendale, Ariz., Don Mattingly's first day as Dodgers interim manager featured a humorous gaffe.

Los Angeles batted out of order but Andre Ethier took advantage of the mix-up, leading off the fourth inning with his first spring homer.

Ethier came to the plate twice in a span of three Dodgers batters. Crew chief Mike Winters wanted Ethier to hit behind Matt Kemp to adhere to the lineup card the Dodgers submitted to the umpires before the game.

Ethier went deep during the second of those at-bats.

Dodgers bench coach Bob Schaefer filled out the lineup cards, but the one posted in the dugout listed Ethier batting before Kemp.

Mattingly is running the team while manager Joe Torre is with a split squad for three exhibition games in Taiwan.

Diamondbacks starter Dan Haren pitched into the third inning for the first time this spring, allowing four hits over 2 2-3 scoreless innings.

Marlins 16 Astros 4

At Kissimmee, Fla., Dan Uggla and prized outfield prospect Mike Stanton hit back-to-back homers off Wandy Rodriguez in the first inning, leading the Marlins.

Hayden Penn threw three perfect innings, heating up the competition for the Marlins' final three rotation spots behind Josh Johnson and Ricky Nolasco.

Rodriguez struggled in his second start of the spring, allowing six runs, four earned, and six hits in three innings.

Indians 10 Padres (ss) 5

At Goodyear, Ariz., Grady Sizemore hit a grand slam in a nine-run fourth inning to help Cleveland remain unbeaten.

Wade LeBlanc yielded one run over three innings but Cleveland (5-0) put 10 men on base before making an out against Aaron Poreda and Jackson Quezada in the fourth.

David Huff, trying to win spot in Cleveland's rotation, gave up one run and three hits over three innings. The left-hander led the Indians with 11 wins as a rookie in 2009.

Padres (ss) 5 Brewers 4

At Peoria, Ariz., Sean Gallagher and Mat Latos each allowed a run over three innings, and Will Venable hit a three-run homer for San Diego.

Yovani Gallardo allowed three runs over three innings for Milwaukee, yielding the first-inning homer to Venable.

Mike Adams pitched a scoreless ninth inning in his first spring training outing since 2006 to earn the save.

Giants 5 Cubs 1

At Mesa, Ariz., Pablo Sandoval hit a grand slam off Carlos Zambrano and Jonathan Sanchez pitched three scoreless innings, leading San Francisco to the victory.

Zambrano had given up only one hit in four spring innings before the Giants scored five times in the third. After allowing three soft singles, he hit Eugenio Velez with a pitch and yielded Sandoval's line drive over the right-field wall.

Sanchez allowed three singles, walked none and struck out five while running his shutout streak to five innings.

Reds 6 Angels 0

At Tempe, Ariz., Mike Leake threw two crisp innings and Todd Frazier had two RBIs for Cincinnati.

Leake, the eighth overall pick in last year's draft, allowed one hit, walked one and struck out one.

Trevor Reckling, one of Los Angeles' top pitching prospects, gave up a run and a hit in two innings.

The Angels finished with just three hits.