Phillies' Crawford to miss 4-6 weeks with broken hand

The Philadelphia Phillies will be without infielder J.P. Crawford for four-to-six weeks after he suffered a broken left hand in his team's 7-6 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.

Crawford was drilled in the hand by a pitch from Cardinals starter Luke Weaver in the fourth inning.

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Crawford had just returned from the disabled list two weeks ago after missing all of May with a strained right forearm.

"I think the whole clubhouse really cares for J.P.," Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said, according to MLB.com's Joe Bloss. "Disappointed for him, disappointed for us. It's a big loss."

The 23-year-old Crawford was once considered one of baseball's top prospects, ranking as high as No. 5 overall by MLB Pipeline entering the 2016 season.

He's struggled with the bat in his first full season in the majors, hitting .194/.312/.333 with five doubles and eight RBIs in 34 games.