Phillies’ Trea Turner exits game vs. Mets after being hit by pitch
The Phillies shortstop departed Thursday’s series opener against the Mets with a bruised right calf after taking a 79.2 mph sweeper off the leg from Sean Manaea in the first inning.
For the second time this week, Trea Turner left a game early after being hit by a pitch.
The Phillies shortstop departed Thursday’s series opener against 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.
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.
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Turner previously 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 he said he felt like he was “on a good track” at the plate.