PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies activated shortstop Trea Turner from the injured listing and slotted him to bat second Monday night time in opposition to the San Diego Padres.
Turner missed 38 video games after straining his left hamstring in Philadelphia’s 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Could 3. The four-time All-Star was damage working the bases when he scored on a handed ball from second.
“I really feel actually good,” Turner mentioned. “I felt like I ran the bases rather well within the final couple of weeks. Took a bit of longer than I needed.”
Turner was batting .343 with a pair of homers, 9 RBIs and 10 steals when he went on the IL. The Phillies went 25-13 throughout Turner’s absence, with Edmundo Sosa filling in for Turner admirably at shortstop. Sosa is batting .277 with 5 homers and 19 RBIs in 41 video games.
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“He did an unbelievable job,” Turner mentioned. “I tip my cap.”
Philadelphia started Monday with an eight-game lead over the Braves within the NL East. The Phillies returned house for a three-game sequence in opposition to San Diego to begin a six-game homestand after going 3-5 on an eight-game, three-city intercontinental street journey that included a pair of video games in London on June 8-9 in opposition to the Mets. They final performed in Philadelphia, the place they’re 27-10, on June 5.
“We knew that London was going to be a bit of little bit of a grind,” Turner mentioned. “We most likely felt it a bit of bit the following two sequence, and we performed two good groups. To get again house, reset and hopefully get on a superb schedule once more and play the way in which we performed earlier within the 12 months goes to be huge.”
To make room for Turner on the roster, the Phillies despatched heart fielder Johan Rojas to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Rojas batted .235 with two homers and 19 RBIs in 58 video games.
“Simply hold working,” Turner mentioned of his message to Rojas. “The expertise is clearly there. How you utilize that as motivation is an enormous issue.”
