Infielder Justin Turner, who was scheduled to start tonight's game at second base, was hit on the left foot by a line drive off the bat of Garrett Atkins during pregame batting practice at Ed Smith Stadium. He was helped off the field and taken back to the clubhouse for an examination. The severity of the injury is not known, but manager Dave Trembley already has scratched him from the lineup and replaced him with Blake Davis.
"I'm just going to let Davis start,'' he said, "and if he (Turner) is okay, he can pick him up."
Turner later underwent x-rays, which revealed no fraction, but he will not play tonight and is listed as day-to-day.
Now, the whole middle infield is different than the one on the original lineup sheet. Cesar Izturis already has been scratched from the lineup and sent home because he became ill.
Injury updates: Brad Bergesen threw a batting practice session today and will throw another on Sunday before a determination is made whether he can start Wednesday's exhibition game. Chris George also threw today. He's been nursing a sore hamstring.
Looking ahead: Trembley confirmed that Nolan Reimold will start at designated hitter in Lakeland tomorrow and get two at-bats before giving way to Michael Aubrey. Both have yet to make their exhibition debuts.