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Mike Hampton didn’t make his scheduled spring start on Wednesday, but he did pitch a four inning simulation game. And the best news to come from that simulated start was that Hampton felt no pain in his tweaked groin or anywhere else, for that matter. The Braves staff feel he’s ready to move forward.

“I’m looking forward to pitching and enjoying my next start,” said Hampton, who strained his right groin Friday in the second inning of his second spring start. “I didn’t have any tweaks [Wednesday], nothing going on.”

Barring any setbacks, Hampton is expected to make his next scheduled start Monday against the St. Louis Cardinals in Jupiter, Fla. Buddy Carlyle started in his place in Wednesday night’s game against Cleveland.

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