The Phillies placed first baseman Jim Thome on the 15-day disabled list Friday with tendinitis in his right elbow. It's Thome's second stint on the DL this season. He was placed on the DL in May with a lower back strain and missed 19 games. Thome has struggled this season, hitting .207 with seven home runs and 30 RBI. He has only 14 extra-base hits in 193 at-bats. The Phillies recalled first baseman Ryan Howard from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to replace Thome. Howard was 6-for-28 with one homer and one RBI in an earlier stint with the Phillies. He has put up big numbers in Triple-A, hitting .371 with 16 home runs and 54 RBI in 210 at-bats.