Monday, June 1, 2009

Bastardo called to Phils, to make first start Tuesday

Antonio Bastardo was called up the the Philadelphia Phillies to replace the injured Brett Myers. His first start will be Tuesday. Bastardo had a 3-2 record with a 1.89 ERA, pitching 47.2 innings and striking out 51 batters. He played with both the Reading Phillies(AA) and the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. Bastardo was also a non-roster invitee with the Phils in Spring Training. There he had a 5.40 ERA anmd pitched five innings with 6 K's. Among other moves, Gustavo Chacin was called up from Reading to Lehigh Valley, and Kyle Drabek was called up from Clearwater to Reading.

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