CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -The World Series champions have more arms on the way.

Top pitching prospects Carlos Carrasco and J.A. Happ each tossed two shutout innings for the Philadelphia Phillies in their 6-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.

``These are two kids that want to show everybody they're hungry. They want to be in the big leagues,' Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz said. ``That's good. I like it. I like how comfortable they looked on the mound.'

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Carrasco dazzled, retiring all six hitters he faced. Happ, a lefty, followed with two quick innings of his own. Both are competing for the fifth spot in the rotation with Chan Ho Park and Kyle Kendrick.

``They did pretty good,' manager Charlie Manuel said. ``That's what (pitching coach Rich) Dubee and I want to see.'

Two right-handed relievers fighting for a roster spot didn't fare as well. After Carrasco and Happ handed over a 1-0 lead, Justin Lehr gave up back-to-back home runs in the fifth to Travis Snider and Jason Lane.

In the eighth, with the score tied 2-all, Toronto scored four times off Blaine Neal. Scott Campbell's three-run double keyed the decisive rally, dropping the World Series champs to 0-2 in Grapefruit League competition.

``We're not sharp,' Manuel said. ``But we'll get there.'

The Phillies were more concerned with how Carrasco and Happ would respond to their first auditions of spring training. Both youngsters did well.

After opening-day festivities at Bright House Field, Carrasco struck out the first two batters of the game. The 21-year-old Venezuela native fired a pair of 1-2-3 innings and finished with three strikeouts.

``I felt comfortable,' said Carrasco, who has pitched only six games above Double-A. ``I threw all three pitches - curveball, fastball, changeup - for strikes. I felt good.'

Happ, who was 1-0 with a 2.28 ERA in four starts with the Phillies last year, showed off the same dependability that landed him on the postseason roster in 2008. The 26-year-old followed Carrasco with a perfect inning of his own in the third and retired three of the four Toronto hitters he faced in the fourth.

``You definitely obviously want to start out good,' Happ said. ``At the same time, it's early. Hitters might not be used to breaking balls and what not. Hopefully I can build on this and keep going.'

Kendrick, who has won 21 games since June 2007, is scheduled to throw Saturday against Tampa Bay in a World Series rematch. Park, who signed with the Phillies on the condition he'd be given an opportunity to start, is scheduled to pitch Sunday against Atlanta.

``We've gotten to the point right now where everybody needs a couple games to get their feet wet. Then, you really start zeroing in on guys,' Dubee said. ``The time will come when people are playing their regular lineup. The Happs, the Carrascos, the Kendricks, the Parks, they'll go through lineups two or three times.

``That's what you need to see. Right now, it's a matter of getting their reps in and make sure we're heading in the right direction.'

Blue Jays starter Scott Richmond tossed a pair of hitless innings.

Notes: Phillies 1B Ryan Howard, who agreed to a $54 million, three-year deal this month, is 0-for-5 with three strikeouts in his first two exhibition games. Phillies outfielder John Mayberry, a former first-round draft pick acquired in an offseason trade with Texas, was 1-for-3 with a run. He also made a nifty catch, leaping on the right-field wall in the second inning.