Phillies 2B Chase Utley benched Friday against lefty

An ongoing slump and miserable performance against left-handers has Phillies second baseman Chase Utley set to sit Friday with St. Louis southpaw Tyler Lyons on the mound.

Utley is just 10-for-57 against lefties this season. More disturbing is that he is batting just .074 (4-for-46) since June 2 and owns a .181/.258/.281 slash line on the year.