Ken Griffey Jr., who is one shy of career home run No. 600, is out the Reds' starting lineup tonight at Citizens Bank Park.

Griffey said before the game it was due to "general soreness" and that he hoped to play Tuesday night.

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Another former No.1 pick was also held out action Monday -- Kris Benson, the former top pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates, had another setback in his rehab with the Phillies.

Benson's start for the Clearwater Threshers was scratched with discomfort in his right bicep.


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Chase Utley was already named the NL Player of the Month in April.

Now the white-hot hitting second baseman has earned another honor: NL Player of the Week.

Utley, who is arguably the early favorite ahead of Houston's Lance Berkman and Atlanta's Chipper Jones for NL MVP honors, has hit .391 (9-for-23) with five home runs and 15 RBIs in the Phillies homestand that began a week ago.

The Phillies have won five of those six games.

Utley, who leads the major leagues with 20 home runs, became the fastest Phillie in franchise history to reach 20 homers when he went deep Sunday afternoon.