Phillies get bad news as they 'pull back' on Trea Turner's injury rehab

After over three weeks of nothing but positive reports on Trea Turner's recovery from a strained left hamstring, Philadelphia Phillies fans heard some less-than-encouraging news on Sunday.

While he has been gradually increasing his workouts over the last couple of weeks, Turner finally hit a speed bump in his quest to return to game action. According to a report from MLB.com, the Phillies' $300 million shortstop arrived at Coors Field feeling "a little sore and a little stiff" after increasing his running intensity on Saturday.

Phillies get bad news as they 'pull back' on Trea Turner's injury rehab

The setback will undoubtedly alter Turner's timeline for being activated from the 10-day IL. The Phillies originally planned for Turner to start running the bases while in San Francisco for a three-game set with the Giants.

“We’re going to pull back a little bit,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said, per MLB.com. “How long? I don’t know. But I’m not really concerned at this point. We’ll give it a couple of days for sure.”

Just a week ago, Thomson offered fans hope that Turner might be ready to return by the time the team heads overseas to face the New York Mets in the London Series on June 8-9.

While Thomson isn't concerned at this point about the setback, holding Turner back from continuing his buildup for a couple of days might put any plans to have Turner back by London on ice. We'll only really know after Turner resets and starts running again. The Phillies have a six-game homestand that ends on June 5 before they take off for London.

Edmundo Sosa has been incredible in Turner's place

It's not like the Philadelphia Phillies have missed Turner's bat in the lineup. Since his injury on May 3, the Phillies are 17-5 after Sunday's loss to the Rockies. Thanks to Edmundo Sosa's stellar play, the Phillies haven't felt the pressure to rush Turner back and have been able to take a cautious approach to be sure he's 100 percent healthy.

The Phillies offense has scored the most runs in MLB since May 3, with 140 and counting. Sosa has slashed .367/.456/.694 over that stretch. His most recent heroics came on Saturday night when his clutch triple drove in the tying run of the Phillies ninth-inning comeback.

We should hear more in the coming days about the nature of Turner's soreness and how much it will affect his expected early to mid-June return.