Associated Press 20y

Pitcher dealt for player to be named

Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees

NEW YORK -- Still searching for a reliable fifth starter, the New York Yankees acquired right-hander Tanyon Sturtze from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday for a player to be named.

Sturtze has pitched for five teams during eight big league
seasons, going 29-39 with a 5.20 ERA in 159 games. He was 3-0 with a 2.50 ERA in six starts for Triple-A Las Vegas this year.

With struggling right-hander Jose Contreras in the minors
working on his mechanics, the Yankees have turned to Donovan Osborne as their No. 5 starter. But few expected the 34-year-old
left-hander to be more than a short-term fill-in.

Osborne lasted just 1 1/3 innings last Sunday in Seattle. He
pitched better Saturday against the Mariners, allowing six runs --
four earned -- and eight hits in five-plus innings, but hasn't won
as a starter since May 1, 1999, with St. Louis.

Even before the trade for Sturtze was completed, manager Joe
Torre was vague about whether Osborne would get another start. He's
2-0 with a 7.13 ERA in nine appearances this season.

"We would not be afraid to put him out there," Torre said
after Saturday's game.

Sturtze's best season came with Tampa Bay in 2001, when he went 11-12 with a 4.42 ERA. The next season he was 4-18 in 33 starts, throwing 224 innings.

The 33-year-old Sturtze has also pitched for Texas, Toronto, the Cubs and White Sox.

The Yankees didn't say whether Sturtze would be added to their major league roster or report to the minors.

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