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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,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who is scheduled for a bullpen session Saturday and another minor league start Tuesday . "So as long as I continue in that direction, 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.
"Really, the goal was to throw as many sinkers and cutters as possible,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," 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,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," 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.