"Twenty-four hours after clinching the National League East, manager Charlie Manuel sent a a Phillies team onto the field that included six regulars along with starting pitcher Cole Hamels among the starting nine Sunday night at Citizens Bank Park.

Catcher Carlos Ruiz got a rest, and first baseman Ryan Howard only sat out because of a foot injury that will be treated with a cortisone shot today.

The Phillies still have work to do in their effort to claim the National League's best record and ensure home-field advantage throughout when the playoffs start Oct. 1.

In addition, Manuel said, the Phillies owe it to other teams still competing for postseason berths, such as Sunday's visitors from St. Louis, to put their best team on the field."