Phillies' insane JT Realmuto play in Dodgers' win gave Philly fans NLDS war flashbacks

Just as they did in Game 2 of the 2025 NLDS, the Philadelphia Phillies gifted the Los Angeles Dodgers a win on Tuesday night.

Neither team was playing their most outstanding baseball. Alec Bohm put the Phillies on the board early with an RBI single in the first inning, then Max Muncy responded with a two-run homer in the fourth to put the Dodgers up. In doing do, Muncy tied Ron Cey as the franchise's all-time home run leaders, but that was all the scoring the two teams could muster.

The Dodgers had trouble getting a hit off of could've-been All-Star Zack Wheeler, and foolishly spoiled an opportunity to score another run in third, when Eliezer Alfonzo neglected to hustle home before Shohei Ohtani was called out at second base to end the inning. The Phillies' offense was shut down by Justin Wrobleski.

But Philadelphia looked like they were finally getting something started in the bottom of the ninth. Alec Bohm led off the inning with a single, then JT Realmuto doubled to put both runners in scoring position with just one out.

But a Brandon Marsh chopper to third base set off a bizarre sequence of events. Max Muncy scooped it and caught Justin Crawford (pinch-running for Bohm) in a rundown. Realmuto, with the brain fart of the century, got to third and then just...stood there for a second. He sprinted back to second base as soon as Crawford was tagged out but was doubled off easily.

Phillies fans weren't happy about it.

Phillies are making a habit out of handing close games to Dodgers

It wasn't exactly the now-infamous 2025 NLDS wheel play, but Muncy admitted, "It kind of gave me a little bit of flashbacks."

Realmuto undoubtedly recognized the similarities, but refused to get into that. "It was just a bad base-running play, really," he said.

Interim Phillies manager Don Mattingly wasn't so curt "I don’t know what JT (Realmuto) was thinking there, honestly." But Mattingly didn't actually have to live through last year's NLDS as a member of the Phillies.

The Phillies have a habit of losing their nerve when it comes to the Dodgers. Not only was there the wheel play and whatever happened on Tuesday night, but we can't forget about Orion Kerkering's errant throw home to punch the Dodgers' ticket to the NLCS.

Too soon, Phillies fans? Sorry (but not sorry).

Add us as a preferred source on Google

Follow