Trea Turner

Replacing Turner's presence at shortstop and as the team's No. 2 hitter will require experimentation and patience.

Turner made a winning play in the fourth inning. But his mad dash home from second base on a passed ball came at a cost.

The pressure would be mounting for the Phillies if the pitchers hadn't saved the hitters in the first 17 games.

Turner led MLB in errors in 2023. But this spring he looks "more consistent" on defense and has a better rapport with coach Bobby Dickerson.

The South Philly nights are beginning to bleed into each other, one after another. Let's try to unpack the Phillies' wild postseason run.

Since the ovation heard ’round the world — or at least the Delaware Valley — Turner has hit .355 with 18 homers in 54 games.

It’s time to talk about a whole bunch of game-changing, late-inning home runs … that somehow didn’t change anything at all.

"We're on a good roll. I know today is a little bit of a hiccup, but I feel we’re playing really well," Trea Turner said of a 17-10 month.

Turner has batted .356/.394/.690 since Aug. 4 — the day Phillies fans cheered a slumping star and soon after a late-night hitting session.

The Phillies have 35 come-from-behind wins this season and a 3 1/2-game lead over the next team in the wild-card race.

"Not a single person that is in the clubhouse with a Phillies jersey on has lost confidence in what he is able to do," a teammate said.

The slumping Castellanos replaced Turner in the No. 2 spot. Right now, making a Phillies lineup is like playing Jenga blindfolded.

There are specific adjustments each star hitter can make to reach a better place. Long offers a scouting report on his five big hitters.

The top-of-the-order continues to be ... historically bad. The roster is changing. The Song deadline looms. Plus, a (winter) trade target.

Everyone has been waiting for Turner to resemble the dynamic player the Phillies secured for $300 million. Maybe this was a moment.

The Phillies — a team with the highest payroll in club history and designed to score copious amounts of runs — rank 23rd in runs scored.

These seven were supposed to deliver big production. That hasn't happened so far. Should we expect bounce-backs or is this the new normal?

"That's the most frustrating part. I'll be so lost and then I'll feel great and then I'll be so lost. That pisses me off. I hate that."