Justin Turner was removed late in games 3 and 4 in New York for a defensive replacement. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff photographer)

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly expects that third baseman Justin Turner, who has a bone bruise on his left knee, will be able to start Game 5.

Turner was removed for a late-inning defensive replacement in Games 3 and 4 despite more than capable play at the plate and in the field.

“We felt comfortable with the lead” when Turner was removed in the eighth inning of Game 4, Mattingly said. “J.T.’s probably not getting another at-bat, and that’s kind of the decision process there.”

Turner is 7-for-15 with four doubles in the series. Each time he’s come out of a game, Jimmy Rollins played shortstop and Corey Seager moved from shortstop to third base.

“J.T. never comes to me and says ‘I have to come out,’ it’s always a conversation of medical checking on him throughout the game,” Mattingly said. “We’re really confident with Jimmy and Seager, and Seager being able to go from short to third. So defensively, we don’t feel like we’re hurt. We’re really comfortable being able to do that.”