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Phillies’ Trea Turner exits game vs. Mets after being hit by pitch

The Phillies shortstop departed Thursday’s series-opening loss Mets with a bruised right calf after taking a 79.2 mph sweeper off the leg from Sean Manaea in the first inning.

The Phillies' Trea Turner turns away after getting hit by a Sean Manaea pitch in the first inning against the New York Mets on Thursday.
The Phillies' Trea Turner turns away after getting hit by a Sean Manaea pitch in the first inning against the New York Mets on Thursday.Read moreYong Kim / Staff Photographer

For the second time this week, Trea Turner left a game early after being hit by a pitch.

The Phillies shortstop departed Thursday’s 6-4 loss to the Mets with a bruised right calf after taking a 79.2 mph sweeper off the leg from Sean Manaea in the first inning. Turner remained in the game initially as a baserunner, scoring a run, but was replaced at shortstop by Edmundo Sosa in the third inning.

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Sosa switched from left field, where he had started the game. Justin Crawford entered the game in center, sliding Derek Hill to right field and Brandon Marsh to left.

“Got hit in a tough spot, right above the bottom of the calf towards the bottom, where he starts getting into the Achilles,” interim manager Don Mattingly said. “He was having trouble putting pressure, pushing off. … He said he was having trouble on defense, felt like he was a liability on defense, so he couldn’t really move. Day off [Friday], hopefully it’ll be good by the night game [Saturday]. We’ll see.”

Turner exited Monday’s game against the Marlins with a bruised right wrist after getting drilled with a fastball, and sat out on Tuesday as it was still inflamed.

In his return to the lineup Wednesday, Turner finished with three hits, and said he felt like he was “on a good track” at the plate.

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