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Every once in a while, a big leaguer<\/a> looks like a little leaguer on the diamond.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a>, star catcher J.T. Realmuto\u2019s Little League-esque blunder ended the game.<\/p>\n

In the bottom of the ninth inning of the Phillies\u2019 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> on Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies had runners on second and third with one out.<\/p>\n

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Justin Crawford, who pinch-ran for Alec Bohm, was on third base, while Realmuto was on second base. Right fielder Brandon Marsh was up against closer Tanner Scott.<\/p>\n

Marsh hit a weak ground ball to third base, and Crawford started to go home but stopped after a few steps.<\/p>\n

Interim Phillies manager Don Mattingly said postgame the contact play was on, which means Crawford was supposed to run home no matter what. However, Crawford said the contact play was on unless the ball was hit to third base.<\/p>\n

So Crawford, now caught between third base and home plate, got in a rundown. Realmuto ran<\/a> to third base but inexplicably turned around to go back to second base when he saw Crawford run back to third base.<\/p>\n

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Mookie Betts<\/a> tagged Crawford out and then whirled and fired to second baseman Tommy Edman to nab Realmuto going back to second, completing a chaotic 5-2-6-4 double play to end the game.<\/p>\n

Phillies announcer John Kruk was in disbelief after seeing Realmuto run back toward second base.<\/p>\n

“Oh no, JT! Oh no,” Kruk said.<\/p>\n

Realmuto said postgame it was a bad baserunning play.<\/p>\n

“Just a bad baserunning play, really,” Realmuto told reporters postgame. “We were going on seeing it through there, and once (Crawford) gets in the rundown and I’m on third base, there\u2019s no reason for me to go back to second. Just a lack of judgment. You can’t make two outs on that play. I\u2019ve just got to stay in scoring position.”<\/p>\n

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“Just a lapse in judgment. I thought Crawford could get out of the rundown for some reason. The chances of that are so small, you just can’t take that chance there of making two outs on one play.”<\/p>\n

Realmuto said he should have played it through in his head before it happened and been more proactive in his preparation. Mattingly said he wasn\u2019t sure what his star catcher was thinking.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t know what JT was thinking there, honestly, because he got to third,” Mattingly told reporters postgame.<\/p>\n

“With contact on,” Mattingly said, “just hoping (Crawford) stays in (the rundown) long enough to get Marsh to second, and you end up in the same spot.”<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m not quite sure what he\u2019s thinking. I don\u2019t know if he thought that (Crawford) was going to get back or they were going to let him get back. It\u2019s something we\u2019ll talk about.”<\/p>\n

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The baserunning blunder comes in the midst of a down season for Realmuto. The three-time All-Star catcher is hitting just .215 with seven home runs, which well below his career batting average of .268.<\/p>\n

The Phillies (56-46) will look to bounce back from the tough loss and take the third game of the three-game set against the Dodgers (64-38) on Wednesday at 6:40 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

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