An hour before first pitch on Saturday, Trea Turner was scratched from the Phillies lineup with a low back spasm. Edmundo Sosa started at shortstop in his place. With right-hander Jake Irvin starting on the mound for the Nationals,

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner wasn't in the starting lineup for a third straight game because of a back spasm.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner was not in the starting lineup Monday for a third straight game because of a back spasm. Turner could be available to pinch hit in Philadelphia’s home opener against Colorado. He sat out the last two games of a three-game series against Washington.