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<p>PHILADELPHIA &#8212; The Phillies have optioned former closer Hector Neris to Triple-A Lehigh Valley and recalled lefty Austin Davis.</p><p>Neris recorded his 10th save in 13 chances by tossing a perfect ninth in Saturday&#8217;s 4-1 win at Milwaukee. But he allowed four runs in the ninth in a 10-9 win on Sunday and was sent down to the minors before Monday&#8217;s game against St. Louis.</p><p>The righty had a 6.00 ERA in 30 appearances, going 1-3. Neris had 26 saves in 29 tries last year and was outstanding as a setup man in 2016, posting a 2.58 ERA in 79 games.</p><p>Davis was 0-1 with a 2.43 ERA in 22 appearances in the minors this season.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">The Philadelphia Phillies demoted reliever Hector Neris to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Monday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/web1_Hector-Neris.jpg</photo0><caption0>The Philadelphia Phillies demoted reliever Hector Neris to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Monday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Matt Slocum | AP file photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
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Phillies demote reliever Hector Neris to Triple-A