A few interesting items on the injury front from Citizens Bank Park:
• Nick Williams is not in Tuesday night's lineup. He left Monday night's game after getting hit in the nose by a ball that ricocheted off the right field wall. At first, it looked like Williams had suffered nothing more than a bloody nose. Further evaluation revealed a break. Both Williams and the Phillies are confident he can avoid the disabled list and return very soon.
"I thought I could play today," Williams said. "I'm ready."
It does not appear as if Williams suffered a concussion though the team was awaiting the results of some tests.
"As of right now, we don't think there is a concussion," manager Gabe Kapler said. "Our feeling is that he's going to be able to go [Wednesday]. This is nothing long term; it's not a DL. But we do want to be careful with the concussion stuff for today."
• Reliever Pat Neshek, who has not pitched this season because of a shoulder injury then later a forearm injury, is making good progress in Florida. He could be out on a minor-league rehab assignment next week and be back in early July.
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"When Pat thinks he's ready and our evaluators think he's ready, we'll gladly get him here right away," general manager Matt Klentak said. "I couldn't tell you if that's going to be one or two outings or four or five outings."
Klentak signed Neshek to a two-year, $16.25 million contract in the offseason. He believes the veteran right-hander will provide a big boost to the bullpen.
"That may be the single biggest bullpen acquisition any team makes - Pat Neshek rejoining us," Klentak said. "This guy was as good a setup reliever as there was in all of baseball for six months last season."
• Mickey Moniak has been out of the Clearwater lineup recently. He had his wisdom teeth removed. He is working his way back into action. Moniak, 20, was the No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft.
