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Those of you cynics out there taking bets on how many pitches it would take before Mike Hampton got hurt probably didn’t think it would be zero, when you saw his name penciled into the start Thursday vs. the Pirates.  However, that’s how many pitches it took…zero.  Hampton strained his left pectoral muscle while warming up in the bullpen 17 minutes before his first scheduled start in more than two years.  Jeff Bennett got the emergency start in his place and pitched nicely, giving up only two runs over four innings.  Hampton will be re-evaluated on Friday.

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