Worth noting

• Ryan Howard entered Saturday's game with a .405 average (15-for-37) in his last 10 games. He has had at least two hits in six of those games, including Friday, when he doubled twice.

• Chase Utley batted second again for the Phillies on Saturday in his second game back from a strained oblique. He went 0-for-5 Friday, but said he felt he has "overcome" the ailment.