Lohse, Branyan Make Gillick Look Crafty
crashburnalley.com 8/15/2007 — Mere days removed from an awful start by Adam Eaton — a free agent signed by GM Pat Gillick to a three-year, $24.5 million contract — Kyle Lohse and Russell Branyan, the former a trade-deadline acquisition, the latter a waiver-wire pickup, turned in performances worthy enough to send the Phillies to a come-from-behind 3-2 victory on the road against the Washington Nationals.
Notes: Bacsik to serve as 'swing man'
washington.nationals.mlb.com 8/15/2007 — WASHINGTON -- The Nationals started Spring Training with more than 30 pitchers, planning on finding five that would become the team's rotation. Five turned out to be wishful thinking, though, and in recent months, the team has had to reload as various ...
New Phillie Branyan's HR sparks rally vs. Nats - MLB
sports.espn.go.com 8/15/2007 — Summary: With the Phillies down 2-0 entering the eighth, Russell Branyan hit a pinch-hit two-run homer to help rally Philadelphia to a 3-2 victory over the Nationals. Goat: After Ryan Zimmerman committed a throwing error to start the eighth and ...