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Creativity can stem from uncertainty.

When Trea Turner and Alec Bohm both landed on the IL on Monday, it forced Rob Thomson’s hand.

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First, the Phillies recalled Otto Kemp from Triple-A.

Then, Thomson tinkered with the leadoff spot. Bryce Harper got the nod against a righty Monday. Tuesday, with Mets’ lefty Sean Manaea on the mound, it was Harrison Bader’s turn.

It’s safe to say, it worked in the Phillies’ 9-3 win over New York.

After Nick Castellanos struck first -- for the second straight night -- with a two-out, two-strike, two-run double, Kemp and Bader followed with back-to-back homers to make it 4-0.

For Kemp, the homer made his 25th birthday unforgettable. “Definitely one o

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