The Philadelphia Phillies might want to work on their fundamentals a bit after this one.
Sunday’s game between the Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates was a frustrating watch for the Philly faithful. The Phillies continued to make mistake after mistake over the course of the game, which allowed the Pirates to walk it off 6-4 in the 10th inning. Trea Turner and Edmundo Sosa collided on an infield pop up for an error. Manager Rob Thomson pulled pitcher Cristopher Sanchez after five innings with 73 pitches and no hits. And worst of all, Bryce Harper and Alec Bohm made egregious baserunning errors in the 10th inning of a tied game.
With Bohm and Harper at second and third respectively, Turner skied a ball out to deep right field. Harper was set to take off for home, but Henry Davis made a great read on the ball to get it into the catcher. Instead of trying for home, however, Harper stopped partway down the base path, causing Bohm to get caught in a rundown on his way to third.
Eventually, Harper did try for home, but was easily thrown out to end the brutal double play.
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— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 30, 2023
It feels like the Phillies have been one of the MLB leaders in TOOTBLANs this year, and this blunder is no doubt at the top of the list. Here’s how MLB fans reacted to the Phillies’ absolutely awful baserunning on this double play.
