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Turner

Turner has seven hits the last three days and is now the NL leader with 90 on the season. He’s also, at least for the moment, overtaken Francisco Lindor for second in OPS among NL shortstop at .832, putting him just behind Elly De La Cruz at .846. He’ll have an All-Star case, though there’s quite a crowd in the NL, with Mookie Betts also surely factoring into the mix.

Turner kicked off an impressive three-hit performance with a leadoff homer against Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara before tacking on a pivotal insurance run with a seventh-inning single to left field. The 31-year-old speedy shortstop, who is hitting .312 (39-for-125) with six homers and nine steals over his last 30 games, has already matched last year’s stolen base total with 19 thefts through 70 games. He’s also on pace to reach the 20-homer plateau for the fifth consecutive season.

Stott gets a rare day off with lefty Bailey Falter drawing the starting assignment on Saturday afternoon at PNC Park. It’ll be Trea Turner moving up to the leadoff spot in his absence. The 27-year-old second baseman has been scuffling in recent weeks, batting .198 (23-for-116) with two homers, 11 RBI and four steals over his last 30 games. Veteran lefty-masher Edmundo Sosa is getting a turn at the keystone in his place.

Turner’s steal was his 17th in 61 games, leaving him just two shy of his total in 121 games last season. He’s batting .333 with five homers, 15 RBI and seven steals in his last 17 games.

It’s Turner’s 18th career multihomer game, which is quite a few for someone who has totaled 178 homers in 11 seasons. With five homers and six steals in his last 14 games, he’s carrying fantasy teams lately, and he has his season average up to .305. He last hit .300 in 2021, when he won the NL batting title by batting .328 while splitting the season between the Nationals and Dodgers.

Turner’s double was his 10th of the year while his two stolen bases give him a total of 16 on the season. The 31-year-old is on pace for one of his better stolen base seasons after stealing just 19 bases in 121 games in 2024. Turner is hitting .299 with a .781 OPS and 25 RBI this year.

Turner delivered an RBI single off of Gunnar Hoglund in the third inning that pulled the Phillies to within a run at 3-2. He then tied the score with a sacrifice fly in the fifth before giving them the lead with a 343-foot (91.8 mph EV) solo shot off of Hogan Harris in the eighth inning. Still, it wasn’t enough. On the season, the 31-year-old superstar is now hitting .310/.365/.443 to go along with five homers, 23 RBI and 14 stolen bases.

Turner’s combo meal gives him four homers and 13 steals on the season. The roundtripper was a leadoff blast off Jacob Lopez, and that was the only run Lopez allowed in the contest. Turner also singled twice, and he now has his slash up to a very strong .310/.364/.433. Fantasy managers have to be thrilled with his production thus far.

There was one negative, as Turner was caught stealing for the fifth time. It’s hard to complain on a night where he picks up multiple extra-base hit, and he also drove in a pair of runs; giving him 17 RBI on the season. It’s nice to see some knocks that aren’t singles for Turner, as he still is slugging a relatively disappointing .400 to go with his solid .300 average and .358 on-base percentage.

Has Turner’s power finally returned? His 107.8 mph home run was the third hardest ball he’s hit all season and his fourth inning single was hit harder than 100 mph as well. Other than the power, he’s had an excellent season to this point with a .307 batting average and eight stolen bases as a key cog in the heart of the Phillies’ talented lineup.