Phillies' Francisco Morales: Drops to Double-A

Morales was demoted to Double-A Reading on Monday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Morales made his big-league debut in mid-May after opening the season with a 0.55 ERA in 16.1 innings at the Double-A level. After making a pair of major-league appearances, he was sent to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, where he stumbled to a 9.00 ERA and an awful 29.3 percent walk rate. He'll try to find the zone again back in Reading.