Dodgers’ Justin Turner out of NLCS Game 2 lineup with neck stinger

ATLANTA ― Justin Turner is not successful the starting lineup for Game 2 of the National League Championship Series. The 3rd baseman suffered a “stinger” successful his cervix during batting signifier anterior to Game 1, Manager Dave Roberts said, and did not study betterment aft helium woke up Sunday.

Turner had started 77 consecutive postseason games for the Dodgers dating to 2014, erstwhile Juan Uribe started astatine 3rd basal successful Game 4 of the National League Division Series successful St. Louis.

“We did dainty (the injury) and (Turner) felt helium wanted to springiness it a spell and effort to play done it” Saturday, Roberts said. “He couldn’t crook his caput to the right.”

Roberts said helium expects Turner to beryllium disposable arsenic a pinch hitter successful Game 2, past beryllium successful the starting lineup for Game 3 connected Tuesday day successful Los Angeles.

Chris Taylor is starting astatine 3rd basal for the Dodgers against Atlanta Braves right-hander Ian Anderson successful Game 2.

Turner went 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts against the Braves successful Game 1. He is hitting .107 (3 for 28) successful the postseason. His lone RBI came successful the wild-card crippled connected a solo location tally against St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright.