But Rollins said he did not think it would result in a disabled-list stint, even though he was walking with a pronounced limp yesterday.
"Write what you see," Rollins told reporters, limping away after declining further comment.
"What I see looks like a two-letter word," one of the reporters said, referring to the disabled list.
"H-U-R-T?" Rollins responded.
We'll take a wild guess about tonight's game: O-U-T with M-R-I, T-B-D.
The injury comes just as Rollins seemed to be finding some power. In his last 11 games, he has hit .292 with three doubles and a home run (he is slugging just .364 on the season). The Phillies also finally had their optimal lineup together, with Chase Utley back from his knee injury, Domonic Brown in rightfield and Shane Victorino recovered from a hamstring strain.
Even without Rollins, the unit broke out of a funk yesterday as Victorino, Utley, Brown Placido Polanco and Ryan Howard all had multiple hits. But Rollins' replacement at shortstop, utility man Wilson Valdez, grounded into an inning-ending doubleplay with the bases loaded in the fourth inning.
"When we get Rollins back in there, our lineup is going to be a lot better," Manuel said. "It's going to be a whole lot better. We're going to have a much better lineup. We're going to score more runs."
Bop not bunt
On the first day of the series, Ryan Howard couldn't believe what he was seeing: The Pirates were taking infield practice in the overshift that they and every other team employs for the pull-hitter.
"I've never seen anybody actually practice the shift," Howard exclaimed to nobody in particular.
