The Phillies modified their bullpen during Tuesday's trade deadline by acquiring left-hander Tanner Banks from the White Sox and sending fellow lefty Gregory Soto to the Orioles.
Philadelphia traded away minor league infielder William Bergolla in the Chicago deal and acquired right-handed pitching prospects Seth Johnson and Moises Chace in the Baltimore swap.
Banks, 32, is 2-2 with a 4.13 ERA across 41 appearances for the White Sox this season. He has converted two out of six save opportunities and tallied 55 strikeouts against 15 walks over 48 innings. The southpaw is especially effective against left-handed hitters, holding them to a .184 average and a .492 OPS this season. He has struck out more than a third of the 83 left-handed batters he has faced this season.The 19-year-old Bergolla batted .295 with one home run and 29 RBIs in 67 games this season for High-A Jersey Shore.
Soto, 29, went 2-4 with a 4.08 ERA in 43 relief appearances for the Phillies this season. He is 13-28 all-time with a 4.23 ERA in six seasons for theJohnson, 25, is 0-6 with a 2.63 ERA in 18 starts this season at Double-A Bowie. Chace, 21, is 2-2 with a 3.46 ERA in 17 games for High-A Aberdeen.
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