Rainiers pitcher Cha Seung Baek, second in the PCL with 12 victories and among the league leaders with a 3.00 ERA, will be recalled and take Jamie Moyer's place on the Mariners roster, the News Tribune has learned.

Baek, 26, is having his best season of his career after having his worst. In 2005, he had a 6.41 ERA and was taken off the Mariners' 40-man roster. But he re-signed with Seattle, went to a tighter breaking curveball and has had a big bounce back year.

To read more on Baek, check out Page 7 of Sunday's News Tribune sports section. I talked with Baek for about a half hour on Friday about his success this season.

Mariners pitcher Jamie Moyer has been traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for two minor league pitchers.

General manager Bill Bavasi, who is with the Mariners in Anaheim, announced the trade during the third inning on Saturday.

Moyer, 43, has been with the Mariners since coming over from the Boston Red Sox in a midseason trade in 1996. He has a 145-87 record with Seattle and is 6-12 with a 4.39 ERA this season. As a player who has played 10 years (or more) in the majors and at least five years with the same team, Moyer had the right to veto the trade.

A side note: Moyer was born in Sellersville, Penn., attended high school and college there.

The Phillies, despite being two games under .500, have crawled back into contention for the NL wild card. They trail the Cincinnati Reds by 2 1/2 games.

The two pitchers the Mariners got – Andrew Baldwin and Andrew Barb – are in Class A. Baldwin, at Clearwater, pitched in 27 games (20 starts), going 8-8 with a 4.04 ERA. In 147 innings, he struck out 100. Barb, at Lakewood, is a reliever who had 18 saves, a 6-2 record, 2.23 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 60 2/3 innings.

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1. Detroit (1) – Losing 2B Placido Polanco won’t keep them out of the playoffs but could hurt them in the playoffs.
2. Chicago White Sox (4) – 4-game series vs. Tigers beginning Monday is chance for the defending champs to make a statement.
3. New York Mets (3) – Paul LoDuca says Mets are 2-1 favorites to win the NL pennant.
4. New York Yankees (2) – Contemplated getting Aaron Boone and Bucky Dent for weekend series against Red Sox.
5. Oakland (6) – It’s no coincidence that A is the first letter of August.
6. Boston (7) – Since getting rocked in first start off DL, David Wells is 2-1 with a 2.75 ERA.
7. Los Angeles Dodgers (10) – Can open up some ground with the next seven games vs. NL West.
8. Minnesota (5) – Twins, with Francisco Liriano and now Matt Garza, must have figured a way to clone hard-throwing pitchers.
9. Toronto (8) – Two things they are first in: Victories by a team whose nickname begins with B, wins by a Canadian team.
10. Los Angeles Angels (12) – Rally Monkey fined and suspended for role in Texas brawl.
11. St. Louis (9) – Ronnie Belliard, Jeff Weaver and now Preston Wilson … are they running a baseball team or a half-way house for journeymen players?
12. Cincinnati (11) – As tough a year as Junior has had it would be nice to see him in the playoffs.
13. Texas (14) – We’re ending the moratorium on Kip Wells jokes… How could Rangers know “Ironman” Wells would end up on the DL?
14. Arizona (13) – Eric Byrnes rises again in Phoenix (.226 with 10 homers in 2005, .279 19 homers in 2006).
15. Philadelphia (17) – This team is exhibit 1-A for why traditionalists hate the wild card concept.
16. San Diego (15) – Padres don’t have a prayer unless they start playing better at Petco Park.
17. Colorado (19) – We are not making this up: Entered weekend with second-best ERA (4.09) in baseball.
18. San Francisco (22) – They are still alive as long as Ben-Gay and Motrin aren’t considered banned substances.
19. Milwaukee (20) – Ex-Rangers closer Francisco Cordero begins Brewers career with 10 consecutive scoreless innings.
20. Houston (16) – Time to get it together with 8-of-next-11 against teams with losing records.
21. Florida (21) – The owner is made at manager Joe Giradi? Is he serious? Giradi has been a key to team’s success.
22. Cleveland (26) – Travis Hafner would be a serious MVP candidate if Indians were anywhere close to being in contention.
23. Chicago Cubs (25) – The weekly rumor mill for managerial candidates lands on Bruce Bochy of the Padres.
24. Atlanta (23) – Hot-and-cold: Matt Diaz goes 10-for-10 but Edgar Renteria has and 0-for-24 streak.
25. Washington (24) – Alfonso Soriano has a chance for a 30-30-30 (homers, steals, trade rumors) season.
26. Seattle (18) – Given their season, we ask this: Is the glass half empty or half full?
27. Baltimore (27) – Jeff Conine says he’s thinking of retiring, a look at his numbers suggests he already has.
28. Pittsburgh (30) – Did you know Pirates were 16-14 in last 30 games before losing on Tuesday and Wednesday? Furthermore, did you care?
29. Tampa Bay (28) – Make them take the bus: D-Rays are 1-15 on road since All-Star break.
30. Kansas City (29) – Royals would be dropped to Triple-A if baseball operated like English soccer.