Phillies' Hector Neris: Would have been bypassed for save chance

Manager Pete Mackanin said Neris would not have been used to close out Tuesday's game had a save chance arisen, Jim Salisbury of CSN Philadelphia reports.

Mackanin said he eventually wants to get Neris back into a save situation, but first wants him to right himself in a setup role. Neris, who blew a save Saturday, tossed a scoreless eighth inning in a loss to the Cubs on Tuesday. Neris remains the most likely guy in the Phillies' pen to secure the closing role, but Joaquin Benoit would have been the choice to close Tuesday had there been a need.