Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels earned the victory in his final spring start Wednesday against the Braves. Hamels (1-1) allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits and one walk, while striking out three in six innings.
Hamels gave up a solo home run to Joe Benson in the second inning of a 9-2 win. He finishes the spring with a 4.15 ERA in six starts.
"It takes six starts [in spring training] to really feel comfortable and confident," Hamels said after the outing, per MLB.com. "When it comes to the start of the season, you just want to have that positive feeling and positive feedback from the spring that you're healthy and everything is working. Right now, I definitely feel a lot more sharp than two weeks ago."
Hamels will make his first start of the season on Opening Day (Monday) against the Red Sox.