SAN DIEGO — The Phillies trailed by three in the ninth inning Monday, but they threatened to tie it. Manager Pete Mackanin found Odubel Herrera and asked his best hitter if he could remain in the game if it continued.
“I can’t run hard,” Herrera told Mackanin.
So Herrera, who has a 17-game hitting streak, was absent from the lineup Tuesday because of soreness in his left hamstring. He will probably miss Wednesday’s game, too. Beyond that? It is not unreasonable to expect time on the disabled list.
The Phillies have lost three players — Aaron Altherr, Howie Kendrick, and Daniel Nava — to lingering hamstring issues this season.