Ben Francisco started in rightfield in place of rookie Domonic Brown, who entered the night with one hit and three strikeouts in his last 10 at-bats. The move didn't come as a surprise. Charlie Manuel has said repeatedly that he will monitor the top prospect's workload, particularly against lefthanded starters like the Marlins' Sean West, who faced the Phillies last night. Since getting called up on July 28, the 22-year-old Brown has started four of the Phils' six games, although he only made the lineup against Nationals lefty John Lannan on Sunday after Raul Ibanez was scratched with a sore wrist.
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"Like I said, I think you've kind of got to monitor him a little bit until you can turn him loose," said Manuel, who previously estimated that Brown would start between 60 and 70 percent of the games. "That's how I want to do it."
Brown, who hit .327 with a .980 OPS and 20 home runs in 93 games at Double A and Triple A, entered last night 5-for-18 with three RBI, three runs, and one extra-base hit (a double).
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