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Philadelphia, PA – The Philadelphia Phillies have placed second baseman Chase Utley on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique.
Utley is expected to miss between 2-to-4 weeks with what the team is calling a "mild grade 1" strain.
The club selected the contract of utility man Michael Martinez from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to replace Utley.
Utley is batting .272 with seven homers and 25 RBI through 44 games this season.
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