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Anderson gets surprise callup to join bullpen

The phone got passed to Drew Stankiewicz, who is a Reading infielder. Legg realized he had the wrong Drew on the phone and asked for Anderson. He quickly told Anderson that he had been promoted to the Phillies to replace Joaquin Benoit, whom they traded Monday to the Pirates for Class A right-hander Seth McGarry.

"We knew another starter was coming so everyone was like, 'Is someone going to Lehigh [Valley?]," Anderson said Tuesday afternoon at Angel Stadium. "Everyone was looking at me."

Lehigh?

"No, I'm going to The Show!