The Phillies have played a good bit of extra baseball lately.

On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, they played a combined eight extra innings - one frame shy of an extra game. On Saturday, they physically didn't play longer than a nine-inning game, but a 95-minute rain delay after the first inning, they were without their starting pitcher for eight innings.

That overtime work had taken a toll on the bullpen. Following Saturday night's 11-6 loss to the Red Sox, Charlie Manuel admitted at least a couple of his relievers are banged up.

Chan Ho Park is "tender," according to the mananger, and Clay Condrey is battling a balky back.

Since the Phils needed eight innings from their relievers Saturday, they couldn't manage without Condrey. He pitched the eighth.

But constant work of the bullpen meant they had to throw little-used Jack Taschner for an inning (and he allowed five hits and three runs in that inning) and recently-promoted lefty Sergio Escalona for two innings (he allowed two runs on three hits).

The five runs combined given up by Taschner and Escalona? Sounds like the difference in an 11-6 game.

The Phils would like a win to avoid a sweep on Sunday... but perhaps what they'd like even more is an eight-inning start from J.A. Happ.