"Brad Lidge made it through another minor league rehab outing, firing a perfect 1-2-3 inning for Double A Reading on Monday afternoon.

Lidge threw 13 pitches (nine for strikes) and notched two strikeouts against the three hitters he faced during the sixth inning of the Reading Phillies 7-6 victory over Trenton. He reported that his fastball velocity reached the low 90s and that the command of his pitches was better than he expected.

Lidge has not pitched in a big league game this season because of a slight tear of his right rotator cuff, but pitched in three previous rehab outings for Single A Lakewood, allowing a run on five hits with four strikeouts."