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Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins will return from a four-game break Tuesday after being benched in hopes he would clear his head amid a deep slump.
Rollins, hitting .211 with a .254 on-base percentage, six homers and 27 RBIs in 68 games this season, will take his customary leadoff spot in the Phillies lineup "unless something really changes between now and then," manager Charlie Manuel said, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
"With his speed -- and [Shane] Victorino and [Jayson] Werth and [Chase] Utley can steal some bases -- that's what sets our offense up at the top of the order," Manuel said, according to the paper.
Manuel had said he wants Rollins, hitless in his last 19 at-bats, to "sit and watch and relax."
So Rollins hasn't taken batting practice during the break, though he has worked on his swing by taking soft toss and hitting from a tee.
"I'm getting the right stroke down, which is good. I've been doing very well," Rollins said, according to The Delaware Daily Times. "It's like, 'There it is, you dodo brain ... it took you so long to remember that?'"
Rollins, hitting .211 with a .254 on-base percentage, six homers and 27 RBIs in 68 games this season, will take his customary leadoff spot in the Phillies lineup "unless something really changes between now and then," manager Charlie Manuel said, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
"With his speed -- and [Shane] Victorino and [Jayson] Werth and [Chase] Utley can steal some bases -- that's what sets our offense up at the top of the order," Manuel said, according to the paper.
Manuel had said he wants Rollins, hitless in his last 19 at-bats, to "sit and watch and relax."
So Rollins hasn't taken batting practice during the break, though he has worked on his swing by taking soft toss and hitting from a tee.
"I'm getting the right stroke down, which is good. I've been doing very well," Rollins said, according to The Delaware Daily Times. "It's like, 'There it is, you dodo brain ... it took you so long to remember that?'"
