26 Chase Utley, 2B

Phillies second baseman Chase Utley might need to go to the disabled list because of his right rib injury, according to MLB.com.

Utley iwill have an MRI Thursday when the team returns to Philadelphia. Utley suffered the injury during batting practice Tuesday.

"It definitely scared me a little bit," he said Wednesday. "My first swing I took in BP, I felt something. My second swing, I felt it again. My third swing, I felt it again. After the fourth swing, I realized something wasn't right. That's when I told Charlie [Manuel] I have some pain in my side. He told me to go see [head athletic trainer] Scott [Sheridan]. He took me out of the game."

If Utley has a strained oblique, that could require a DL trip, and the team should know Thursday. He said he felt OK Wednesday, but not much better than he did the day before. Utley has missed 256 games over the last three seasons.

"You want to be careful with these things, because they could linger and get worse if you try to play through it," Utley said. "I think we caught it early enough, but it's hard to know until we have some imaging on it."

Phillies second baseman Chase Utley will go for an MRI on his rib cage Thursday, CSN Philadelphia reports.

Utley is expected to miss Wednesday's game as a result of the injury, the same one that forced him out of Tuesday's lineup. He said he felt pain and a burning sensation during batting practice. His timetable will become clear following the MRI.

The Phillies have diagnosed second baseman Chase Utley with discomfort in his right side, after he was scratched from Tuesday's lineup. Utley had to be removed from the lineup after feeling the discomfort during batting practice. 

According to MLB.com, Utley will be re-evaluated Wednesday to determine the extent of the injury. 

Phillies second baseman Chase Utley was scratched from Tuesday's game for undisclosed reasons. Freddy Galvis took his place in the lineup for the game against the Marlins. 

No reason has been given for Utley's absence. 

Phillies second baseman Chase Utley returned to the starting lineup Wednesday against the Indians after receiving a breather Tuesday. 

"We want to kind of monitor and keep him off his feet at times," manager Charlie Manuel said before Tuesday's game, per The Philadelphia Inquirer. "I think if he plays 140 to 142 games with the off days we have, that would be very passable."

Utley heads into play Wednesday batting .393 (11 for 28) with one home run, three doubles, three RBI, four walks and five runs in his last seven games.