Phillies send Lopez to Padres

The Philadelphia Phillies traded pitcher Aquilino Lopez to the San Diego Padres for minor league outfielder Matt Thayer and third baseman Trey Johnston on Tuesday. The Phillies had sent Lopez to their minor league camp Monday. He went 1-0 with a 5.79 ERA in nine exhibition game appearances. Thayer played hit .337 in 63 combined games with Class-A Lake Elsinore, Class-A Fort Wayne and the rookie league Arizona Padres. Johnson hit .302 over 20 games with the Arizona League Padres.

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