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Woodruff vying for Opening Day rotation

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PHOENIX -- A milestone came and went so quietly on Tuesday that it nearly went unnoticed.

Brandon Woodruff pitched 1 2/3 innings of the Brewers' 6-3 win over the Reds with Jett Bandy as his catcher. That was supposed to be the battery for the first game of a doubleheader last June 13 in St. Louis, the day Woodruff was to make his Major League debut, only to strain his right hamstring during his pregame warmup.

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"I told [Bandy] today, 'Man, that was our first time together,'" Woodruff said.