CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Phillies second baseman Chase Utley was a late scratch from Tuesday's starting lineup.
Utley is fine. He was pulled from the lineup as a precaution because of wet grounds.
It rained for several hours before the 1 p.m. start. The grounds crew emptied the tarp just behind second base, in shallow right field. Manager Charlie Manuel and third-base coach Ryne Sandberg inspected the area shortly before game time. The team announced that Utley was scratched a few moments later. Kevin Frandsen started at second base in place of Utley.
Utley didn't play in spring-training games the last two years because of knee problems. He is healthy this spring and played in two of the team's first three spring games.
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Utley is fine; scratched because of wet field
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 1:30pm
