PHILADELPHIA -- The Pirates finally had, as manager John Russell put it, "our lineup out there."

There was Ryan Doumit, out since April 19 because of a fractured right wrist, reinstated from the disabled list after a shorter-than-expected rehabilitation stint.

There was Freddy Sanchez, too, out a week to back spasms.

Trouble was, even with that lineup, which might have been the most promising Russell has put to paper since the Nate McLouth trade, the Pirates' offense remained very much in we've-got-somewhere-else-to-be mode in falling to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2, tonight at Citizens Bank Park.

The Pirates' we've-got-somewhere-else-to-be offense mustered one run in Joe Blanton's 7 1/3 innings, and one run beyond that. It surely did not help that they made five first-pitch outs.

Zach Duke pitched all eight innings and turned in his 13th quality start out of 18 -- three runs, five hits, six strikeouts -- but it went for naught. He is now 8-8, but the Pirates have scored a total of seven runs for him in those eight losses. That includes another complete-game loss, 2-0 on May 22 to the White Sox in Chicago.

This was the Pirates' ninth loss in 12 games, and it dropped their record to 38-48, a season-worst 10 games under .500.

They struck in the first inning last night on Garrett Jones' monster home run, over the tall, red-brick wall beyond center field, off Blanton's first-pitch fastball. It was Jones' third in nine games since being recalled, and it validated Russell's pregame decision to insert him at third in the lineup, with Doumit back in his customary cleanup spot.

Jones is batting .294.

Philadelphia went ahead with three in the third, all after two outs.

Shane Victorino singled and, when Chase Utley did likewise to center, Andrew McCutchen let it slip a bit behind him and allowed Victorino to hustle all the way around. After a walk to Ryan Howard, Jayson Werth drilled a two-run double to left-center.

Brandon Moss homered with two outs in the ninth off Brad Lidge, and Jack Wilson singled to put the tying run aboard. But pinch-hitter Delwyn Young