Baseball

Marlins: Placed 3B Kevin Orie on 15-day DL, retroactive to May 23. Optioned 1B Derrek Lee, who had lowest batting average of any regular in major leagues (.190) to Triple-A Calgary. Recalled IF-OF Tim Hyers from Calgary. Traded P Rob Stanifer to Red Sox for P Brian Partenheimer; assigned Partenheimer to Single-A Brevard County.

Mets: Purchased contract of IF Melvin Mora from Triple-A Norfolk. Optioned OF Jermaine Allensworth to Norfolk. Transferred P Greg McMichael from 15-day to 60-day DL. Announced that they will option P Rigo Beltran to Norfolk.

Phillies: Re-assigned P Anthony Shumaker to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Pub Date: 5/31/99