Ice-cold Chase Utley gets a bretaher; Darin Ruf bats third for Phillies
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Phillies second baseman Chase Utley received a day of rest Thursday afternoon against the Cardinals. Utley has gotten off to an ice-cold start this season, hitting .114 (8 for 70) with two homers, 11 RBI and one stolen base in 21 games.
The team will have Darin Ruf bat third for only the second time in his career, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Ruf has not been in the starting lineup since April 23. He is hitting .139 (5 for 36) to start the season.
Philadelphia is considered an underdog (+160) at St. Louis, per VegasInsider.com.
