PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 29: Rhys Hoskins #17 of the Philadelphia Phillies runs the bases after hitting a home run during Game Two of the doubleheader between the Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday, Ju PHILADELPHIA - Rhys Hoskins will miss the rest of the season with an abdominal tear that requires surgery, the Philadelphia Phillies slugger announced Thursday.Hoskins leads the Phillies with 27 homers and 71 RBIs, and the news is a major blow to the team's playoff hopes.
Philadelphia entered Thursday trailing first-place Atlanta by five games in the NL East.Hoskins had been playing through an abdominal injury all season, but he aggravated it when he dove awkwardly for a ball at Washington on.