Halladay tosses 3 shutout innings and Phillies beat Braves 7-4

Halladay shuts down Braves

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Roy Halladay pitched three shutout innings and struck out five in his second spring appearance as the Philadelphia Phillies downed the Atlanta Braves, 7-4, on Tuesday.

Halladay was making his second start since being acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays during the offseason. Halladay went 17-10 with a 2.79 ERA for the Blue Jays last season. He said the results didn’t matter and that he’s just looking do build his stamina for the season. He’s pitched five innings this spring without allowing a run.

Jayson Werth homered off Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami in the second inning and went 2 for 3.

Braves free agent pickup Troy Glaus was 3 for 3, upping his spring average to .750. He’s had hits in his last eight at-bats.