New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies

Trea Turner thinks about his swing as much as anybody thinks about their swing. He watches lots of video. He hits a ton in the cage. Turner said he thought about his swing on the flight from Detroit to Philadelphia on Sunday evening, following the Phillies’ final game before the All-Star break. But he said once he got home, he unplugged. He relaxed. He enjoyed his family. He played with his kids. “Kind of shut the brain off,” Turner said following Saturday’s 6-1 victory over the Mets at Citizens Bank Park. Turner went 3-for-4 with one home run, one walk, one stolen base and three runs scored on Saturday. It was his second homer in as many games since the break, helping him finish the evening with a .663 OPS. It’s his highest mark since he had a .663 OPS on May 6. It’s not where he wants to be, but it’s better than where he was. Turner had a .595 OPS on June 15, but he is batting .311 with five home runs, 14 RBIs and an .856 OPS in 25 games since. “I feel like I've been hitting the ball pretty good for the last month, but the last 10 games or so I've been lining out quite a bit, which has been really frustrating,” Turner said. “I even lined out today again. But just kind of stick there. Don’t change anything. I feel like the at-bats have been pretty good for the most part … talking a couple walks here and there. So just get on base, find a way to get on first base for those guys behind me and good things happen.” There has been endless talk this season about the Phillies’ need to find a potent right-handed bat before the Aug. 3 Trade Deadline, especially since Adolis Garcia’s season-ending surgery on his right latissimus dorsi muscle late last month. The Phillies have Derek Hill trying to fill Garcia’s role in the outfield, but the Phillies could use another middle-of-the-order threat. But the Phillies can’t have it all. They need a late-inning reliever and a fifth starter, too, and they have a farm system with few blue-chip prospects to trade. The Phillies must decide what they need the most. If they funnel their best prospects into a late-inning stud to replace Brad Keller, who has suffered a season-ending UCL tear in his right elbow, they might have to look for a more modest upgrade to the lineup. Or maybe they just count on right-handed-hitters like Turner, Alec Bohm and J.T. Realmuto to play better down the stretch and into October.