Phillies get Kyle Lohse from Reds

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The Philadelphia Phillies, looking to bolster their pitching in the stretch, obtained the right-hander from the Cincinnati Reds on Monday for young and durable minor league lefty Matt Maloney.




The 28-year-old Lohse is 6-12 with a 4.58 ERA in 21 starts this season, going 4-3 with a 2.57 ERA at home but 2-9 with a 6.42 ERA in the road. He is 4-6 in his last 10 decisions

In eight seasons with the Twins and Reds, Lohse is 60-74 with a 4.83 ERA. Cincinnati acquired him from Minnesota at the July 31 trade deadline last year.

Lohse pitched five postseason games while with the Twins from 2002-2004, starting one and going 0-2 with a 3.00 ERA.

"We like the Double-A pitcher, but we had to give up something to get something,'' Phillies general manager Pat Gillick said, adding that the Phillies needed a veteran pitcher.

"As I said, he's got experience and he takes his turn. He's been in the postseason with Minnesota. We thought with (Ryan) Madson going down we had to add somebody to pick up the slack and give us a little more depth in our pitching staff and I think he can fulfill this role.''

The Phillies were in second place, 3 1/2 games behind the Mets in the NL East on Monday before beginning a four-game series against the Chicago Cubs. The deadline for trades without waivers is Tuesday.

Maloney, who is 23, was 9-7 with a 3.94 ERA in 21 starts at Double-A Reading, striking out 115 in 125 2-3 innings. He was the South Atlantic League pitcher of the year in 2006, going 16-9 with a 2.03 ERA for Lakewood. He will report to Double-A Chattanooga.