Phillies second baseman Chase Utley is downplaying claims that he is dealing with soreness in his knee. Last week in Boston, Philadelphia first base coach Davey Lopes said Utley "has been hampered by a little bit of a knee injury." Utley acknowledged Friday that he has had some soreness in his right knee, but insisted it was neither an injury nor a reason for his recent slump. "I think there was a little confusion and a little difference in opinion in what Davey said," Utley said. "In my opinion, an injury is something that keeps you off the field. When you play 162 games-plus a year, you're going to have aches and pains. That's part of this game, that's part of being a baseball player and it's something you have to deal with. In my opinion, there's no injury whatsoever."