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Snake Eyes for Phillips & Lefties

Found November 06, 2009 on Batter's Box:
PLAYERS: Davis Romero,  Bill Murphy,  Justin Verlander,  Jason Phillips,  Rod Barajas
TEAMS: Toronto Blue Jays,  Detroit Tigers,  Seattle Mariners,  Los Angeles Dodgers

Jordan Bastian from bluejays.com reports the Jays have outrighted catcher Kyle Phillips and lefties Davis Romero and Bill Murphy to Las Vegas to make room on the 40-man roster. Phillips catching in the bullpen before a September 26th game against Seattle at the Rogers Centre.The 2009 season was a memorable one for the 25 year-old Phillips.  He got his first taste of the bigs when he was a September callup from AAA Las Vegas after batting .300/.372./433 with eight homers and 29 RBI.  His first major league game came in Detroit September 14th and he singled off Justin Verlander for his first hit.  The left-handed hitting Phillips collected five hits, including three doubles, and drove in two runs in 18 at-bats to post a batting line of .278/.278/.444.  Another special moment for the San Diego native was getting to face his brother and former Jays backstop Jason Phillips, now a bullpen catcher with the Mariners during the...
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