Shortstop Trea Turner is out of the starting lineup for the second straight game as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies conclude their three-game series against the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon.

Trea Turner has a theory about the origin of the back spasms that sidelined him Sunday for a second consecutive game. “[Bryson] Stott’s spare bed wasn’t the best,” he joked. Turner, who roomed with Stott in spring training,

WASHINGTON — Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto and shortstop Trea Turner did not play in Sunday’s series finale, a 5-1 loss to the Washington Nationals, though manager Rob Thomson said early in the day that both may be available for the team’s home opener Monday against Colorado at Citizens Bank Park.