Phillies Notebook: Errors expose Phillies' lack of depth

"Right after the [first] one, I wanted the next one hit to me," said Wigginton, who has seven errors. "You want the ball hit to you. I just didn't make the plays."

Take away the Dodgers' unearned run in the fourth inning on Thursday and the game is tied at 3-3 going into the ninth, which means Chad Qualls is probably not on the mound to load the bases and then give up two ground balls that Mike Fontenot and John Mayberry Jr. were unable to glove. Fontenot, who would have had a play at the plate had he fielded the chance, was charged with an error. Mayberry, who was unable to field a sharp hopper off the bat of Andre Ethier that scored two runs, was not.

In the Phillies' 6-5 loss Wednesday, Mayberry botched a ground ball, allowing a run to score. The night before, leftfielder Juan Pierre was unable to make what would have been a tough catch on a line drive by Elian Herrera that scored the go-ahead run.

The defensive struggles illuminate the various no-win propositions that injuries and a lack of depth force Charlie Manuel to make on a nightly basis. The Phillies acquired Wigginton from the Rockies this offseason for his bat. But with Polanco nursing a wrist injury, the veteran infielder was forced to start at third base.

"That creates big problems," Manuel said. "You are talking about a whole new ballgame. You are going to have runners on base with mistakes, and you are going to give up runs, because they'll advance. Like some of those balls hit their today."

Polanco said Thursday that he thinks he will be able to return to in the next few days, ruling out the disabled list. Right now, though, he cannot swing a bat well enough to be effective.

Fontenot, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI and is 12-for-29 since joining the Phillies last month, started at second base in place of slick-fielding rookie Freddy Galvis, who was placed on the DL Wednesday with a lower back strain. Galvis visited a team doctor Thursday morning, but no prognosis has been announced.

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The Phillies recalled utility infielder Michael Martinez to take the roster spot of Galvis . . . Jimmy Rollins went 2-for-4 with a walk and is now 17-for-49 (.347) with three doubles, two triples and two homers over his last 12 games . . . Wigginton is 16-for-45 with three doubles, four homers and five walks in his last 12 games.