Raul Ibanez, the Phils first-half MVP and a top candidate for NL MVP honors 10 weeks into the season, may still be bothered by a sore left Achilles.

Ibanez sat out Sunday's game, breaking a string of 222 consecutive games played; but he told reporters he was fine and that he was told he would get a regular day off a day earlier.

But since Sunday, Ibanez is 0-for-8 with five strikeouts. He snapped a 13-game hitting streak Tuesday and finished 0-for-3 with a walk Wednesday.

Manuel noticed Ibanez favoring his aching left ankle in his second at-bat Wednesday.

“When he hit the ball to shortstop (in the fourth inning) it looked like couldn’t turn it on, he kind of gimped,” Manuel said. “I saw that. It looked like it was bothering him.”

Manuel said he wasn’t sure if he would play Ibanez in this afternoon’s series finale with the Blue Jays. Ibanez was unavailable to the media following Wednesday's game.

Ibanez is hitting .312 with 22 home runs and 59 RBIs, both second in the NL, in 62 games.