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Saturday, April 12, 2008

Victorino goes on the DL with a right calf strain injury


Shane Victorino has been placed in the disabled list with a right calf injury - the same ailment that cost in 19 days last August.

Victorino suffered the injury while scampering home on a wild pitch in the fifth inning of the Phillies 7-1 win over the Cubs Saturday night.

With Rollins already on the bench to mend, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel will be left looking for another leadoff hitting candidate Sunday.

“I’ll just come to the ballpark and sit down and figure out what I want to do,” said Manuel, who will rest Rollins again today in hopes of giving him Monday’s off day to get ready to rejoin the team against Houston Tuesday night. “It’s hard when you sit there to find guys at the top of the order to put there because of the type of hitters we have.”

The Phillies recalled outfielder Chris Snelling from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take Victorino's spot on the 25-man roster.

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