Phillies third baseman Placido Polanco is playing with a small break in his left elbow. The infielder is postponing surgery until after the season because Philadelphia is in a pennant race. He is batting .308 with six homers and 47 RBIs this season. "I have a broken elbow, but it is rather small and will be operated on at the end of the year," Polanco said. "It is something minor, less than half an hour [the surgery], and rehabilitation will take only a month. I have not been operated on before because I would have lost the season if I did it."