Pirates trade for lefty reliever Austin Davis, sending Phillies cash, player to be named
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired left-handed reliever Austin Davis on Wednesday, sending cash considerations and a player to be named in a trade with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Davis, 27, was 0-0 with a 21.00 ERA and 3.67 WHIP in four appearances for the Phillies this season before being designated for assignment Aug. 21. He has a 1-2 career record with a 5.86 ERA and 1.61 WHIP over 58 1/3 innings in 50 career major-league appearances.
Davis spent most of last season at Triple-A Lehigh Valley, where he went 4-1 with a 2.75 ERA and recorded 64 strikeouts in 37 relief appearances. He had seven stints with the Phillies last season.
Kevin Gorman is a TribLive reporter covering the Pirates. A Baldwin native and Penn State graduate, he joined the Trib in 1999 and has covered high school sports, Pitt football and basketball and was a sports columnist for 10 years. He can be reached at kgorman@triblive.com.
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