Trea Turner left Sunday’s game against the Miami Marlins with a right hamstring strain during the seventh inning. The Philadelphia Phillies shortstop appeared to injure himself while running to first base after hitting a ground ball. After reaching the bag, Turner signaled to the dugout and exited the field without assistance. Edmundo Sosa replaced him in the lineup.
“[My hamstring was] just kind of grabbing on me,” Turner said postgame. “It didn’t feel good, felt like if I could’ve kept going I would’ve, but [I wanted to] get out of there and try to limit the damage.”
Turner previously missed time in May 2024 due to issues with his left hamstring that required a stint on the injured list.
“He’s gonna see a doctor tomorrow,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said.
Aside from his earlier injury this season, Turner has remained healthy for most of the past two years. Thomson recently commented on Turner’s efforts to maintain his health: “He’s taking care of himself,” Thomson said after resting Turner Saturday. “His legs get sore every once in a while, like everybody’s does, [but] he’s been holding up great.”
Turner expressed frustration about being sidelined late in the season as Philadelphia pushes for playoff positioning. “It’s never a good time, really,” Turner said of the injury’s timing, “… but something like this late is not fun. And when these games really matter, you need to be out there. [That’s the] more frustrating part with that more than anything — is coming down the stretch, playing in big games and not being able to be out there. So hopefully it’s not too many [games that I miss].”
Turner has played 140 games this season as Philadelphia’s leadoff hitter and is batting .305 with 15 home runs—including one earlier in Sunday’s game—and 69 RBIs.
The Phillies lost 5-4 despite mounting a late comeback attempt against Miami. The Marlins took an early lead with five hits in the first inning, including a three-run homer by Otto Lopez off starter Taijuan Walker.
Walker settled down after allowing four runs in the opening frame and delivered five scoreless innings afterward. He threw 34 pitches in the first inning but needed only 87 pitches through six innings overall.
Philadelphia responded offensively with Nick Castellanos driving in a run with an RBI triple in the second inning and added two more runs in the sixth via Brandon Marsh’s RBI single and Turner’s solo home run.
Lopez hit another home run for Miami off reliever José Alvarado in the seventh inning. In their final at-bat, Kyle Schwarber drove in another run for Philadelphia before Bryce Harper grounded out against Lake Bachar to end the game.
The loss came as Philadelphia tries to catch Milwaukee for first place in the National League; Milwaukee won its own game Sunday by a wide margin.
Manager Rob Thomson praised Walker’s resilience following his rough start: “He competed,” Thomson said. “He couldn’t find the plate the first inning, but after that he got after it. They may have hit one ball hard after that.”
“I think he was just attacking the zone, getting ahead,” Thomson continued. “The split was really good, had a lot of bottom to it… He had a lot of soft contact.”
Walker began this year as part of Philadelphia’s starting rotation but spent June pitching from the bullpen before returning as a starter midseason. In August he posted an ERA of 3.14 across five starts—a positive development for Philadelphia ahead of potential postseason play.
“At first, it was just the routine,” Walker said about moving back into starting duty from relief work, “but now I feel like I’m pretty locked in with everything. Now, it’s just trying to get quick innings.”
Except for his difficult opening frame Sunday, Walker limited Miami effectively over six innings pitched.
