When Phillies fans saw Kyle Drabek's star rising in the minor leagues in the last two years, they likely began to get googly-eyed at the thought of the talented righty joining their already-talented lefty, Cole Hamels, at the top of the rotation.

It's an organization's dream: two homegrown, top of the rotation pitchers coming into their own at the same time in the big leagues.

Of course Roy Halladay changed all of that. And Phillies fans aren't complaining since it's certainly worth the price of Halladay.

But it was interesting this afternoon when the Jays-Phillies game in Dunedin just so happened to pit Drabek vs. Hamels.

"It was definitely neat. When I was with (the Phillies), I got the chance to talk to him some while I was rehabbing," Drabek said. "Cole is a great guy so it was definitely fun to pitch against him."

"I wish the best success for him," Hamels said. "He’s tremendous pitch and I can relate with him, being out of high school, being a top pick. I guess I was just fortunate that I didn’t get traded when I was in the minors. Drabek would have been one of those guys (in our rotation with me). He had that rough patch with the surgery, and I had a year off myself with injuries, so being able to see him in the big leagues this season and next will be fun, knowing another guy from the Phils organization got to the big leagues."

Drabek was out after two innings. He allowed one hit and one walk, and registered 93 on the radar gun in the first inning.

Hamels retired the first nine hitters he faced before allowing a leadoff homer in the fourth. In 3 2/3 innings, he gave up one hit (the homer) while walking two and striking out three.