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7:05 pm EDT Thu Aug 12, 2010

The Philadelphia Phillies usually get the best of Clayton Kershaw, but the Los Angeles Dodgers starter now has the benefit of facing a depleted lineup. The Phillies try to defeat Kershaw for the fifth straight time Thursday night in the finale of a three-game set at Citizens Bank Park. Kershaw is facing Philadelphia for the first time since making one start and one relief appearance in last year’s NL championship series, allowing a combined seven runs in 6 2-3 innings. Including those two outings and two in the 2008 NLCS, he’s 0-4 with a 7.83 ERA in his last seven games versus the Phillies, lasting no longer than 5 1-3 innings in four starts.

The Phillies, though, are missing Ryan Howard, Chase Utley and Shane Victorino, with Victorino likely to return this weekend. They suffered another injury when backup first baseman Ross Gload strained his right groin and left Wednesday’s 2-0 victory. Gload will be re-evaluated before this game. Mike Sweeney replaced him Wednesday and is likely to start this matchup. Kershaw is trying to avoid losing three straight starts for the first time in his three-year career. He yielded six runs - on two three-run homers by Adam Dunn - over six innings in a 6-3 loss to Washington last Friday. Philadelphia didn’t need much offense Wednesday to even this series thanks to Roy Oswalt, who yielded five hits in seven innings to earn his first victory with the club. Brad Lidge, previously a teammate of Oswalt’s with Houston, worked the ninth for his 15th save in 19 chances.