PHILADELPHIA — With each passing day and each nervous series, the Phillies seem to be incurring an inordinate amount of the kinds of bumps, bruises and other injuries that can nick up a team’s playoff chances.
Except that, you know, they’re no different than anyone else.
“Everybody’s going through it,” manager Rob Thomson said. “A lot of people are going on the IL.”
The Phillies’ collection of injuries seem relatively minor, though they haven’t been able to escape the IL’s grip. After Alec Bohm apparently hurt his hand taking a swing on Aug. 29, he was more or less regarded as day to day with swelling in his hand. But the injury didn’t get better, and Bohm was finally put on the 10-day IL on Friday, retroactive to Sept. 3. That would keep him there at least until next week, and he’s only now starting to take ground balls and do other drills before games.
“It’s definitely not like, that far off, I don’t really know (when),” Bohm said about his anticipated recovery. “At this point in the year, you’d rather take a couple of extra days and not have to deal with it the rest of the year, than be putting Band-Aids on it the rest of the year and have it drag through the year.
“I can tell it’s getting better each day, it’s just getting over that last hurdle and really like letting it go, you know? I need to protect it, and I can manipulate my swing or whatever but obviously that’s not going to happen out there (during games).”
The injury apparently isn’t new to Bohm, either, as he dealt with a similar hand woe three years ago shortly after being sent down to Triple-A Lehigh Valley, knocking him out for at least a couple of weeks.
“I don’t remember, specifically, exactly how I felt, exactly how I was feeling in the days after and weeks after, and how long it kind of took to start feeling 100% again,” Bohm said. “But it’s a similar thing and the timeline was kind of right about where it is now.”
Thomson said he’d like to see Bohm taking swings completely pain free for a couple of days before considering him for game duty. When that will be isn’t known.
“We’re going to err on the side of making sure it’s 100% rather than dealing with it being a nagging thing all the way to the playoffs,” Bohm said.
Also on the IL is outfielder Austin Hays, who was acquired at the trade deadline to provide punch from the right side and depth in the outfield. But for now, he’s still suffering from the effects of a kidney infection.
“He said he feels better but his legs still feel heavy,” Thomson said. “So we think he’s still dealing with some of the effects of his kidney infection. But I think he’s getting better. It’s probably going to be a few days, still, but I don’t know how many days. But it’s going to be a while.”
As for other injuries, J.T. Realmuto missed his third straight game Monday with fluid on his left knee, the result of fouling a pitch off it.
Thomson indicated Realmuto optimistically would return for the Mets series, a three-game set beginning Friday.
“(He’s) better,” Thomson said of Realmuto. “The swelling is coming down. I would think we’ll see him probably in the Mets series. Could be sooner but we’ll see.
“We want to make sure the fluid is out of his knee.”
Meanwhile, Garrett Stubbs is holding down catching duties, but Lehigh Valley’s Rafael Marchan hasn’t been around to back him up, because he’s been working through a shoulder injury with Lehigh Valley. He’s expected to return to the IronPigs Tuesday. Meanwhile, minor leaguer Aramis Garcia is on hand in Philly as a Stubbs backup.
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NOTES >> One other player on the IL, utility infielder Edmundo Sosa, is still feeling pain in his lower back. Thomson is hopeful he’ll return when the 10-day IL sentence expires. He went on it Sunday. … The Phillies sent back pitcher Seth Johnson after he was shelled in Miami on Sunday. Lefty Tyler Gilbert was called up in his place. Thomson said the next “fifth starter” appearance on Saturday likely will be made by Kolby Allard, who would be called up for that game.
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