Daily News | Infected blister keeps Bryce Harper out of the Phillies lineup against the Texas Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — Bryce Harper was out of the Phillies lineup on Tuesday night as he recovers from an infected blister at the base of his left index finger. It was the third straight game Harper hasn’t started, although interim manager Rob Thomson had said he would be available to pinch hit on Tuesday.
“When guys DH, they take a lot of swings,” Thomson said. “They tend to take a lot more swings than when they’re playing the field. So I wanted to mark sure we weren’t going to irritate that by taking too many swings.” “He’s much better,” Thomson said. “We’re still hopeful for a Saturday start. We’ll know more on Thursday when he does his bullpen but he said he felt a lot better, he said he looked a lot better.”