Thursday, August 07, 2008

Phils acquire veteran reliever Eyre

The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired veteran reliever Scott Eyre from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for minor league pitcher Brian Schlitter.

The left-handed Eyre, 36, had appeared in only 19 games for the Cubs this season due to two separate stints on the disabled list for left elbow inflammation and a strained left groin. He was 2-0 with a 7.15 earned run average with 14 strikeouts in 11.1 innings.

Originally selected by Texas in the ninth round of the 1991 draft, Eyre is 23-29 with four saves and a 4.42 ERA in 556 career games (32 starts) for the White Sox (1997-2000), Blue Jays (2001-02), Giants (2002-05) and Cubs (2006-08).

Schlitter was 4-3 with six saves and a 2.22 ERA in 34 games for single-A Clearwater.

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