Report: Phillies set to call Seth Johnson up to pitch Sunday

The Philadelphia Phillies revolving door at the No. 5 spot in the rotation is taking them to Lehigh Valley.

According to ESPN Baseball insider Kiley McDaniel, team is planning to call up right-hander Seth Johnson, who was acquired in a trade with Baltimore for Gregory Soto.

While at Double-A. with Baltimore, the 25-year-old right-hander had a 2.63 ERA in 65 innings over 18 starts.

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The plan per McDaniel is to have Johnson start their game on Sunday in Miami.

Johnson last pitched on Friday night for the Iron Pigs and has a 2-0 record with an sparkling 0.56 ERA in three starts since coming over from the Baltimore organization. Overall with three different teams Johnson is 2-7 with a 2.33 ERA 1.195 WHIP in 23 games and has 83 strikeouts in 88.2 innings pitched.

He replaces Tyler Phillips who was demoted after a rough outing on Tuesday where he allowed six runs on eight hits in 2/3 innings in Toronto. The Phillies have been looking for someone to step in to the No. 5 spot in the rotation after moving Taijuan Walker to the bullpen.

Johnson was recently named the International League pitcher of the week.

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