PHOENIX - Ryan Howard will have to wait for his chance to face Arizona Diamondbacks lefthander Randy Johnson.

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel held Howard from last night's starting lineup against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field because he thinks Howard has made progress lately against righthanded pitchers, but a bad night against Johnson, whom Howard has never faced, could push back that progress.

"Ryan Howard has been staying on righthanders real good, and he's starting to swing better," Manuel said. "With Randy Johnson's arm angle, I didn't necessarily want to play him and have him open up too quick because he's starting to see the ball good. He wanted to play, though. I wouldn't say he was happy, but at the same time I think he understood."

Howard pinch-hit in the eighth inning and struck out looking.

He went 1 for 4 with two RBIs in Monday's 11-4 victory over the Diamondbacks, hitting three balls hard in the process. Howard entered the night hitting .169 with six homers and 16 RBIs.

"When he's hitting the ball very hard consistently, he's close," Manuel said. "When he's hitting, he can hit Randy Johnson. He can hit any lefthander when he's right."

Another Moyer milestone

Jamie Moyer had two hits in Monday's victory. He became just the fourth pitcher 45 years or older since 1900 to have two hits in a game. The others were Jack Quinn (three times), Satchel Paige (three times), and Charlie Hough (once).

Moyer singled in the second and doubled in the third. He flied out to left in the fifth and had a sacrifice bunt in the seventh.

"I thought he was going to go for the cycle for a while, but then I had to put a bunt on to break that up," Manuel said. "I didn't want him to get too . . . big-headed on his hitting."

Monday flashback

The Phillies entered Monday having hit just .206 in their previous seven games, but they piled up 17 hits in the victory over the Diamondbacks. The Phillies scored 11 runs without the help of a home run. It marked the first time the Phils had scored 10 or more runs without a homer since Sept. 17, 2005, when they beat the Florida Marlins on the road, 10-2.

Heating up?

Carlos Ruiz went 3 for 5 Monday to raise his average to .228. He hit a game-tying homer in Sunday's 6-5 victory over the Giants at Citizens Bank Park.

Ruiz "hasn't been using his hips and legs" at the plate, Manuel said. "He's been all upper body."

Rollins goes deep

Jimmy Rollins, who is on the disabled list with a sprained left ankle, went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs in an extended spring-training game in Clearwater, Fla. The shortstop also walked twice, scored twice, and stole two bases. He scored on a sacrifice fly that was not hit deep and slid to avoid a tag.

"It sounds like he's getting close," Manuel said.

Rollins is scheduled to play today for single-A Clearwater.

"We are pleased with his progress," said Ruben Amaro Jr., the Phillies' assistant general manager. "He is still day-to-day."

Rollins could be back in time for tomorrow afternoon's series finale against Arizona, or this weekend's series against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park.

Extra bases

Entering last night, Chase Utley, with 13 home runs, and Pat Burrell, with nine, had combined for more homers than six teams: the New York Mets (20), San Francisco Giants (19), Oakland A's (18), Washington Nationals (18), Kansas City Royals (16) and Minnesota Twins (16). . . . Righthander Kyle Kendrick (2-2, 5.01 ERA) will face the Diamondbacks tonight. He has never faced them before. Arizona righthander Micah Owings (4-1, 4.42) is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA in two previous starts against the Phillies.

- Todd Zolecki