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Cole Hamels officially a Phillies division rival after so-so debut with Braves

Cole Hamels made his long-awaited Braves debut Wednesday night in Baltimore. Long-awaited if you're a Braves fan, that is. This might still feel like a hallucination to folks in Philly.

It was a mixed bag for Hamels, who dealt with injuries to his shoulder and triceps this year and only debuted tonight, in Atlanta's 50th game of the season.

With a team-imposed limit of 50 to 60 pitches, Hamels went 3u2153 innings and allowed three runs on three hits and a walk with two strikeouts. He threw 52 pitches.

He threw eight pitches in the second inning to begin his night with a couple of scoreless frames but encountered trouble in the third when the inning opened with a double, walk and another double.