Brad Lidge, Kris Benson, Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino.

What do they all have in common? It's not even April 15 and all have battled injury issues.

(To be fair, Benson did miss all of last season recovering from shoulder surgery, so his absence has been expected).

Still, injury woes have already crept up. And it's played a role in the Phillies 6-7 start (Lidge on Opening Day or Rollins in any of the last five days could mean the Phillies have an extra win or two).

But Charlie Manuel's crew isn't alone. In Atlanta, Tom Glavine joined the battered Braves list of untimely ailments on Sunday.

The Braves already put their oft-injured closer Rafael Soriano on the DL; Mike Hampton is also, shockingly, hurt again. John Smoltz was pushed back from Opening Day because of an injury.

In New York, All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes apparently has a bum hamstring (did it originate from his game-winning, controversial run Thursday night against the Phillies?)

Among the other walking wounded Mets: Pedro Martinez, reliever Matt Wise, Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez and, shockingly, veteran outfielder Moises Alou.

The point of detailing everyone's injury lists? The Phillies can't use their own battered bodies as an excuse - their division rivals are experiencing similar woes.

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The Archive Files

I'm not certain if the Phillies lead all of baseball in extra-inning games, but it sure feels that way. At the Bank yesterday, a bad call and some more bad fielding (not to mention bad bunting) prevented the Phillies from sweeping the Cubs.

In the notebook, updates on injuries to Shane Victorino and Jimmy Rollins, the matchups for the Houston Astros series and more...