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7:05 pm EDT Thu Jul 1, 2010

The fill-ins for the banged-up Philadelphia Phillies have made some key contributions this week. Now the lineup regulars might need to pitch in more. The Phillies hope to take advantage of a four-game set with the NL’s worst team, starting Thursday night when they visit the Pittsburgh Pirates. Chase Utley and Placido Polanco joined catcher Carlos Ruiz on the disabled list Tuesday, leaving Philadelphia without a trio which has accounted for nearly 30 percent of its hits and runs. The Phillies lost two of three at Cincinnati this week despite the backups coming through with big hits. Catcher Brian Schneider and infielder Wilson Valdez each had three-run homers Tuesday, combining for five hits and seven RBIs in a 9-6, 10-inning win. Valdez had two more hits Wednesday, and Dane Sardinha stepped in for Schneider to hit a three-run homer in a 4-3 defeat.

Jayson Werth has gone six consecutive games without an RBI, while Jimmy Rollins is 1 for 13 this week and hitting .182 in eight games since coming off the disabled list. Rollins, however, has hit .405 in his last 18 games against Pittsburgh. Ryan Howard, trying to avoid a season high-tying fifth straight game without an RBI, is batting .462 with 14 RBIs over his last seven meetings with the Pirates. Cole Hamels also might look forward to facing Pittsburgh, the majors’ lowest-scoring team. He’s coming off arguably his worst outing of the year after giving up five runs - all on three homers - in four innings of a 5-1 loss at Toronto on Saturday. It was the first time since April he allowed more than three earned runs. Hamels, 1-4 in his last six starts, has a 5.40 ERA on the road as opponents have hit .302. The left-hander is 1-0 with a 3.79 ERA in three starts versus the Pirates, who have been limited to seven runs and a .197 average in their last five games.