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Trea Turner’s all-around excellence should lead to MVP consideration

PHILADELPHIA — Trea Turner’s incredible turnaround at shortstop is the driving force behind his best season yet with the Phillies.

Turner, who hit a walk-off two-run single and stole two bases in Saturday’s 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves in 10 innings, has been productive at the top of the Phillies lineup for the first five months of the season, minus a July slump. He leads the National League in hits with 168 and is second behind Oneil Cruz in stolen bases with 34. He and Freddie Freeman are the only qualified hitters in the National League with a .