Trea Turner's disappointing first season with the Philadelphia Phillies might have hit a low point on Wednesday night. Trea Turner went 0-5 at the plate, including three hitless at-bats with runners in scoring position during the Phillies' 9-8 loss against the Miami Marlins. Turner's biggest miscue came on defense, where a groundball went under his glove and into centerfield with two outs in the 11th inning. It allowed the Marlins to tie the score before Miami pulled out a 12th-inning victory.

Josh Bell rocketed the ball that Turner was unable to field, and it was officially scored a hit. But Turner took full responsibility for the Phillies' loss against the Marlins.

“I feel like, obviously, I'm the reason why we lost that game, Turner told reporters.

“Hindsight's 20/20, right? Make that play, game's over. Play I gotta make.”

A little over a week ago, Turner heard boos from Phillies fans after he committed his second error during a game against the Baltimore Orioles. Turner has 13 errors, tied for the second-most among all shortstops. After sporting a defensive WAR of 1.0 in the 2022 season, Turner's defensive WAR is just 0.2 in 2023.

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The plate is where Turner has really struggled in the first season of his 11-year, $300 million contract. Turner's .237/.291/.370 splits make him unrecognizable from the player that he was with the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Turner was the 2021 NL batting champion. He posted a career-high 4.9 WAR and 21 home runs in 2022. The Phillies' star has a career slash line of .294/.348/.474.

Turner told reporters that he doesn't believe his struggles in the batter's box and in the field are connected. Philadelphia's shortstop is 5-33 in the last eight games.

Wednesday's win helped the Marlins pull within a half-game of the Phillies in the NL wild-card standings. Philadelphia is currently in possession of the NL's second wild-card berth.