Two-out rundown seals Phillies’ loss in bizarre game-ending double play
In a strange ninth inning, the Phillies had men on second and third with one out when J.T. Realmuto, thinking Justin Crawford could escape a rundown, tried to advance on a Marsh ball off Dodgers reliever Tanner Scott. Crawford hesitated and was tagged out, but Realmuto also was retired on the same play as he attempted to move to second, ending the 2-1 defeat. Realmuto called it a lapse in judgment, and Crawford reflected on the poor decision-making. Don Mattingly had weighed pinch-hitting for Marsh but stuck with him, while Zack Wheeler pitched seven strong innings in a loss that highlighted a baffling baserunning sequence.
