AP News
(2010-06-29 19:53:54)
The Philadelphia Phillies have lost half of their starting infield to injury.
The Phillies put second baseman Chase Utley and third baseman Placido Polanco on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday. Utley sprained his right thumb while sliding into second base during a 7-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. He's batting .277 with 11 homers and 37 RBIs.
Polanco missed the last three games with an inflamed left elbow, aggravated last Friday while diving. Polanco is third in the NL with a .318 batting average. He also leads NL third basemen in fielding percentage.
The defending NL champions called up infielder Brian Bocock and utility player Greg Dobbs from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Bocock batted .179 with one homer. Dobbs was outrighted to Lehigh on June 23 and played in four games, going 2 for 17.
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