Overview
- Turner has produced one of the worst 65-game stretches of his 12-year career, with a roughly .219 batting average and an OPS near .598 to .599 this season.
- The shortstop went 1-for-13 with six strikeouts in the recent series at Milwaukee and was dropped from the leadoff spot as his struggles mounted.
- Turner’s defense has also regressed, with seven errors through roughly 67 games and a reduced range factor that has raised concern about his overall play.
- Mattingly publicly maintained confidence in Turner’s ability to recover but said the Phillies will assess sitting him day to day and may give him short-term rest over the next two to three weeks.
- The Phillies are 38-33 and trailing the division leader, so Turner’s form matters to Philadelphia’s push forward and the team may use lineup shifts or rest to try to restore his production.