Justin Turner is the steady veteran that makes the Dodgers’ lineup go. He may not be the team’s best hitter, and maybe not even their second-best hitter this season, but the Dodgers do much better as a team when JT is in the lineup. Over the last few seasons staying healthy has been an issue for Turner, although not all of it was his fault; see his fractured wrist.
This season the Dodgers have been more reluctant to giving Turner more games off. There have been stretches where he has sat a few games in a row out and appeared to be injured, but the team did not place him on the IL.