CLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Indians have traded veteran outfielder David Murphy to the Los Angeles Angels for minor league shortstop Eric Stamets.
Murphy was originally in Cleveland’s lineup Tuesday night, batting fourth as the designated hitter against Kansas City. But he was scratched about an hour before the first pitch.
Murphy’s batting .296 with five homers and 27 RBIs in 84 games for the disappointing Indians, who have lost five straight and fallen into last place in the AL Central.
The Angels entered action leading the AL West by one game over Houston.
Stamets, 23, has spent the entire 2015 season at Double-A Arkansas, batting .248 (53-214) with three homers and 23 RBIs in 62 games.
Murphy signed as a free agent with the Indians in 2013. He’s making $6 million this season with a $7 million club option for 2016. He batted .262 with eight homers and 58 RBIs last season.
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