Another Phillies pitching prospect is on his way to The Show.
Right-hander Ben Lively, who is 12-6 with a 3.15 ERA and 0.93 WHIP for Lehigh Valley since the start of 2016, was recalled from Triple-A.
The Phillies have a roster opening for a few days with reliever Pat Neshek going on paternity leave.
Lively, who was scheduled to start for the IronPigs on Thursday, will help out in the bullpen.
The move comes a day after the Phillies selected the contract of RHP Mark Leiter Jr., who could serve as the long man. The Phillies also brought up Zach Eflin on Tuesday before his start at Citi Field, and gave Jake Thompson 10 starts last summer. Mark Appel and Nick Pivetta, also in the Triple-A rotation, could be up at some point this season as both are on the 40-man roster.
Lively, 25, was acquired by the Phillies from the Reds prior to 2015 for Marlon Byrd. He dominated last season at Double-A Reading, going 7-0 with a 1.87 ERA before making the jump to Triple-A, where he was also effective.
Lively is not a hard thrower but he is a strike thrower -- 66 percent of his pitches last season were strikes, and he's walked just 2.2 batters per nine innings since joining the Phillies' system.
It's the realization of a lifelong dream for another Phillies prospect.