Trea Turner hit his 12th home run of the season on Saturday. (Brendan Baldwin/Phillies Nation)

PHILADELPHIA — As the trade deadline gets closer, it is plausible to think a right-handed hitter could be a target for the Phillies. Their lineup could use another piece. The whole order would look better if their $300-million shortstop, a right-handed hitter, could get going. On Saturday, in a 6-1 Phillies win over the Mets at Citizens Bank Park, Trea Turner showed signs of life.

Turner went 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs scored. It was the kind of game the Phillies have needed more often from their shortstop this season.

“Obviously, today was a really good day for him,” Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly said.

Turner’s OPS jumped from .646 to .663. Even with his struggles, he still has a presence at the top of the Phillies’ lineup. Most of Turner’s plate appearances have come in the leadoff spot. He was there once again Saturday.

Turner led off the bottom of the first inning with a single against Mets starter Sean Manaea. He quickly scored on a long home run hit into the second deck in left field by Kyle Schwarber, his MLB-leading 33rd on the year.

Turner hit the ball hard in his next at-bat. He lined out to second baseman Marcus Semien to end the bottom of the second; the ball had a 106.7 mph exit velocity. It’s nothing new to Turner.

“I feel like I’ve been hitting the ball pretty good for the last month,” Turner said, “but the last 10 games or so, I’ve been lining out quite a bit, which has been really frustrating. … I feel like I’m doing what I’m supposed to and just kind of either hitting it right at people or getting unlucky or whatever you want to call it.”

Luck was on Turner’s side for the rest of the afternoon, starting in the fifth inning.

Turner hit a leadoff homer in the fifth. He used his speed an inning later. Turner walked, stole second and then scored from there on a Bryce Harper single in the sixth. It was classic Turner. He used his speed again to notch an infield single in the seventh.

“When he’s going, it seems like it gets a lot easier for us offensively,” Mattingly said. “It puts speed on the bases, puts (the defense) in pressure spots.”

Turner’s homer was his second coming out of the All-Star break. He’s a combined 4-for-8 in the last two games. The Phillies don’t need his power. But it can help.

“Trea’s one of those guys (that) gets all kinds of different hits,” Mattingly said, “but then you see the explosion, too.”

Turner’s day was not perfect. He committed his 14th error on the season in the top of the second on a ball hit right to him. It did not hurt the Phillies. Starter Jesús Luzardo struck out back-to-back hitters to end the frame.

Saturday was not the first time Turner has had success at the plate. There have been games, series and even some longer spurts of him performing well, appearing to be turning a corner. But it never lasts. Maybe Saturday was that. Or maybe it’s the start of a resurgent second half.

Turner wants to get there. He does not want to put too much pressure on himself. But he wants to see results, no matter how he gets there or how it looks.

“It’s all about production, right?” Turner said. “I’m not the prettiest player or whatever you want to call it. I don’t do everything perfect, and I just find a way to help the team. … I feel like when I try to be perfect it just kind of sets me backwards. And I just gotta be who I am.”

Phillies Nation’s Ty Daubert contributed to this story.