The Philadelphia Phillies entered the eighth inning of Saturday’s game against the Washington Nationals tied 3-3. By the time the visiting Phillies were retired in the top of the eighth inning, the scoreboard looked a lot different.
Trea Turner had a lot to do with that.
Turner led the inning off for Philadelphia and put his team ahead, drilling a 2-0 pitcher from Cory Abbott into the seats.
yep he knew it #RingTheBell pic.twitter.com/FmjsFnywSS
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) August 19, 2023
That seemed to give a jolt to the rest of his teammates, as Philadelphia batted around from there. A lot changed between Turner’s first and second at-bats of the inning. When Turner came up again, the Phillies had a safe 10-3 lead.
But while a lot had changed, two things were the same. One, Abbott was still on the mound for the Nationals. Two, like he did to start the inning, Turner drilled an Abbott offering into the seats for a home run.
2 in one inning calls for this….. SLEA TURNER pic.twitter.com/ePbuWUZDzR
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) August 19, 2023
The two-home run inning didn’t go unnoticed by baseball fans.
Trea Turner is back 📈
He smacks his second home run of the inning as the Phillies hang 8 in the 8th!pic.twitter.com/Kiyr6722WO
— Fliff Social Sportsbook (@fliff) August 19, 2023
TREA TURNER TWO HRs IN THE SAME INNING
HE'S SO BACKpic.twitter.com/JKRdMCpnJX
— Barstool Philly (@BarstoolPhilly) August 19, 2023
Trea Turner is haunting his old club.
His stock is rising 📈
— BallPark Buzz (@BallParkBuzz) August 19, 2023
Trea Turner is also the 3rd player in the Expansion Era (since 1961) to hit multiple HR in the same inning vs a former team.
The other two were Alex Rodriquez in 2007 vs. the Mariners and Mike Cameron in 2002 vs the White Sox.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 19, 2023
Performances like this are helping Turner turn around what was largely a disappointing season for him. Turner’s strong August has not only helped salvage his own season, but it’s been a big help for the team. There are six teams realistically vying for the three Wild Card spots in the National League. His strong August has helped the Phillies climb to the top of that race.
