Edmundo Sosa Sustains Back Contusion After Collision, Hits Two-Run Homer, Declares Himself Ready for Sunday

Philadelphia Phillies utility man Edmundo Sosa was involved in an accidental collision with teammate Brandon Marsh in the seventh inning of Saturday's 9-4 win over the New York Yankees. While backpedaling to make a putout on a Jazz Chisholm Jr. pop-up, Sosa was elbowed in the back by Marsh, causing him to fall to the ground and leave the game with a back contusion. Despite the injury scare, Sosa confirmed postgame that he is feeling better and expects to be "good to go" for Sunday's series finale. Prior to the collision, Sosa contributed significantly with a 424-foot two-run home run in the seventh inning and received a pep talk from Bryce Harper after an earlier frustrated at-bat, which Sosa credited for his focus before the homer.