The Phillies ran themselves out of a potential winning rally against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday after what J.T. Realmuto acknowledged was a "lapse in judgment" on the bases that ended the game on a double play.
With Philadelphia down 2-1, Alec Bohm started the bottom of the ninth with a single before being replaced by pinch runner Justin Crawford. After Edmundo Sosa struck out, Realmuto doubled to left, moving Crawford to third. But after Brandon Marsh hit a squibber to third base, Crawford broke for home and was tagged by Mookie Betts in a rundown while Realmuto, who had reached third base, tried to retreat to second and was thrown out by Betts.
The Dodgers executed the 5-2-6-4 double play to perfection to end the game.
Realmuto took the blame for the gaffe, telling reporters there was "no reason for me to go back [to] second."
"Just a bad baserunning play," Realmuto said.
The play spoiled a strong outing for Phillies ace Zack Wheeler in his first start since opting to not accept an All-Star invitation. He gave up two runs, struck out nine and walked none in seven innings.
The start of the game was delayed 1 hour, 20 minutes by rain. The contest was played in a persistent drizzle that began in the third inning.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
