JT Realmuto jammed his right pinkie yesterday after sliding headfirst into third base in the fifth inning of Friday night’s game against the Colorado Rockies. 

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Realmuto remained in the game until Garrett Stubbs pinch-hit for him in the seventh inning.

Luckily, the x-rays came back negative but Realmuto will not play in tonight’s game against the Rockies. Garrett Stubbs will get the start behind the plate as Ranger Suarez makes his 2023 debut. 

JT Realmuto Injured Sliding into 3rd Base

Here’s what JT Realmuto said to reporters following last night’s game. 

“The plan was to have Wednesday off,” Realmuto said. “Now they’re just going to move it up, take tomorrow, let it heal and play the rest of the way through the road trip. It got stiffer and stiffer as it went, and I could really feel it throwing the ball. Everything throwing just felt a little worse and worse. I tried to swing in the tunnel and it didn’t feel great. It just felt stiff.” via MLB.com

The Phillies rallied last night to beat the Rockies 6-3 thanks to a pair of home runs from Alec Bohm and Kyle Schwarber and a clutch double from none other than Bryce Harper. 

In the top of the eighth inning, Turner got things moving with a double after battling back from an 0-2 count and Alec Bohm reached base on a walk. 

Bryce Harper stepped up to the plate and got ahead in the count 2-0 before crushing a Lawrence sweeper to deep right field, smashing off the metal fence, to score Turner and Bohm and give the Phillies a 5-3 advantage. 

On the year, the Phillies are 14-9 (.609) since they started the season 5-10 (.333). They now sit at 19-19 and in second place in the National League East standings, six games behind the Atlanta Braves at 25-13. 

More Phillies’ Injury Updates via MLB.com 

LHP José Alvarado (left elbow inflammation)

Expected return: TBD

Alvarado was placed on the IL on May 10, retroactive to May 8, after having posted a 1.88 ERA in 14 appearances this season and recording five saves in seven opportunities. The lefty, who signed a three-year, $22 million extension last offseason, has struck out 24 batters without issuing a walk in 14 1/3 innings this year. (Last updated: May 10)

1B Darick Hall (torn UCL in right thumb)

Expected return: Mid-June

Hall underwent surgery on April 12 to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb. He sustained the injury on April 5, when he jammed his thumb into second base while trying to stretch a single into a double at Yankee Stadium.

Following the surgery, the Phillies said the timetable for Hall’s return is approximately two months. Hall started to play catch on May 3. He will start dry swinging next week if he feels OK. (Last updated: May 3)

CF Cristian Pache (right meniscus tear)

Expected return: 4-6 weeks

Pache had a right knee lateral meniscectomy on May 1. Phillies physician Steven Cohen performed the surgery in Philadelphia. Pache suffered the injury in the fifth inning of a 3-1 win over the Astros on April 28. He doubled off Framber Valdez and then extended his secondary lead towards third base, stopping abruptly. That’s when the tear occurred. The Phillies said Pache could return in four to six weeks.

Pache said he initially thought he could continue playing, but his knee progressively felt worse as the night wore on. When he woke up on April 29, “that’s when I knew something was wrong, because it was hurting like hell.” (Last updated: May 1)

60-day IL

RHP Andrew Painter (sprained UCL in right elbow)

Expected return: Midsummer

Painter visited Philadelphia on May 9 to see team physicians and throw in front of Phillies coaches and medical staff. Painter is playing catch from 120 feet.

“He hasn’t had any setbacks,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. “Everything has been going fine.”

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