NEW YORK — Phillies manager Rob Thomson thought Edmundo Sosa was doing “a lot better” than he expected after the infielder exited Saturday’s win over New York at Yankee Stadium early with a bruised back following a collision with left fielder Brandon Marsh.
Playing third base, Sosa drifted back for a popup hit by Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the bottom of the seventh inning in an eventual 9-4 Philadelphia victory. Marsh ran in for the ball and accidentally hit Sosa with his forearm. Sosa did call for the ball, but the outfielder didn’t hear it.