Runner gets duped by simple deke, a breakdown
What Happened
In the bottom of the 10th inning, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies are locked in a tight contest. The Dodgers have taken an early lead, but the Phillies are fighting back, with runners on base. Real Moto, the Phillies' ghost runner, is standing at second base as Fred Mann steps up to the plate. Phillips, the Dodgers' pitcher, delivers a cutter high for ball one. The next pitch is in the strike zone, and it's a 1-1 count. Phillips then comes inside with a little squib shot, which is fielded by the Dodgers. They attempt a jump throw to first base, and Freddy tries to nab Real Moto at third, but he's safe. However, Real Moto leaves the bag and is tagged out, much to the delight of the Dodgers' pitcher. Next, Justin Turner of the Dodgers makes a jump throw to third base, and Freddy comes off the bag, knowing there's no shot at getting the runner. Turner then acts like the ball got away from him, and the runner, Romulo, falls for the deception, leaving the bag and getting tagged out. The Phillies' third base coach is quick to react, almost inserting himself into the play to try and stop Romulo from falling for the trick. As the game continues, the Phillies' Quinn hits a single to right field, and he advances to third base. Mookie Betts of the Dodgers makes a strong throw to try and get the runner, but the risk of allowing the trail runner, Quinn, to advance to second base comes into play. Quinn is now the go-ahead run, and Alec Boehm steps up to the plate for the Phillies. Boehm battles through a tough at-bat, fouling off pitches and working the count. A young Phillies fan in the stands is passionately cheering him on, biting his mask in anticipation. On a 0-2 count, Boehm lays off a slider, much to the delight of the fan. He then puts the ball in play, and Muncy of the Dodgers bobbles the easy play, allowing Quinn to score from second base and give the Phillies the win. The summary showcases the thrilling moments, strategic decisions, and the impact of the fan's enthusiastic support, painting a vivid picture of the game-changing sequence of events that unfolded in the bottom of the 10th inning.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentThe Dodgers were in Philadelphia, and they put on a display of smart defense,
tricky defense, and bad defense against the Phillies.
It's the bottom of the 10th inning.
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Real Moto's at second base because he's the man, Fred Mann, the ghost runner.
That's a cut fastball high for ball one.
The next pitch in the zone, one and one.
Phillips, the pitcher, happy about it.
Now he comes inside, little squib shot, stopped, jump throw.
He's going to be safe at first.
Freddy tries to nab Real Moto at third, but he's safe.
Oh, wait, he leaves the bag tagged out.
Yikes.
Pitcher loves it.
Thank you very much.
JT feels a little bad.
He doesn't want to do that to a guy like Real Moto, another stud in the game.
You got to do what you got to do.
Now watch this.
Jump throw by Turner.
Freddy comes off the bag because he knows there's no shot at getting that runner
and fires to third.
JT's trying to advance.
He's in.
He's in there, and then he leaves the bag and comes back, and he's out.
Why did he leave the bag?
Well, because Justin Turner acted like the ball got away from him,
so he catches it, but then he's like, oh, shit, and he acts like it got away.
He runs past him, and JT falls for it.
But you know who didn't fall for it?
The third base coach.
He was on this so fast.
You can see he's out there.
The umps got it.
Look at this shot of the third base coach.
I mean, he is doing his job.
He's doing his job to a tee.
The ball is in Turner's glove, and the third base coach right there is like,
stay, stay, stay on the bag, on the bag.
He knows what's going on, and then he sees that he's about to fall for it.
Look at the third base coach.
He almost gets in the middle of this play.
He looks like he wants to grab Romulo's hand and put it back on the bag.
Look how close he is.
He has to move his arm to get out of the play to let his own guy get tagged out.
Oh, man.
Deeks are cool.
Trick plays are cool, unless you're a third base coach.
Now you're standing there like, well, did all I could.
Guess it didn't matter.
What am I even here for?
Maybe he's thinking, oh, no.
Oh, no.
But as the game goes on, Romulo's in the dugout shaking his head.
Can't believe he got caught by that.
Just unfathomable that he fell for that trick.
Game goes on.
Quinn's at the plate now, and he's going to put that one into right field,
and we're going to go first to third.
First to third.
Mookie's got the throw.
Another play at third base.
He's safe.
He's in there.
Good job by Stubbs.
Posts up.
Chills.
Relaxes.
Looks sexy.
Paint me like one of your French women.
Time, time, time.
Now, this is the most important thing.
Neither broadcast really showed the replay of this,
but Quinn went to second on that throw to third,
and he's the go-ahead run.
So if you're Mookie Betts, you make that throw to get the guy at third base.
You do, because if you can nab him,
that's a huge play.
He's the tying run.
And you're Mookie Betts.
You got a good arm.
And it was close.
Like, the ball actually got there before he got to the base,
and he slid in and safe.
But the risk you run is allowing the trail runner to get into scoring position,
because Quinn also super fast, and he follows the play.
So now you have the go-ahead run on second base and two outs.
I think Mookie throws the third again,
but that's just the risk you run of letting that guy go there.
And now Alec.
Boehm is up, and he just got to put the ball in play and see what will happen.
The fans know that.
They're cheering him on.
We go, Boehm!
There we go, Boehm!
This kid, I love that fan.
I'm a big fan of that fan.
The guy next to him, these claps, blue shirt, top right.
Look at these claps.
What is that, dude?
What are you adding?
I don't know.
Appreciate the effort.
First pitch.
First pitch, fouled away.
Next pitch is going to be a fastball for a strike.
Down in the count, 0-2, another fastball.
Fouls that back, stays alive.
Now he's got to focus.
So intense, this little kid is biting his, I don't know what that is, mask maybe.
Oh!
And then he lays off the slider.
Oh, here we go, baby!
Let's go, Boehm!
All over it.
Next pitch, lays off the outside fastball.
Let's go, baby!
Let's go, baby!
Let's go, Boehm!
Let's go, baby!
Focus.
Focus.
Here we go, Boehm!
Down to their last strike, and that kid's cheering his heart out.
Puts it in play.
An easy play for Muncie.
He'll just go to, oh my goodness gracious.
Muncie bobbles it.
Quinn, who was at second base, runs the entire way.
Never takes the play off.
He scores, and the Phillies win the game.
Trick play, be damned.
We don't care if you got us out at third on trick play.
We got you out on a Muncie bobble.
And Muncie's a little sad.
And Real Moto feels good, because he's been picked up by his teammates.
And Quinn, I mean, following that play, and then scoring from second.
Again, they didn't show a highlight of Quinn running from second to home that I saw.
Maybe on the postgame they showed it, but that's great base running by Quinn.
Good at bat by Boehm, just to put something in play.
I mean, Muncie makes that play.
You say, bat?
Bat at bat by Boehm.
But that's why strikeouts are worse than balls in play, because shit can happen.
And shout out to this fan.
If you want to be a good fan, look at what this kid's doing.
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Now watch this.
It's 0-2.
There's two outs.
It's Philly.
It's a tough crowd.
He's a strike away from missing.
And he lays off.
Off a slider.
And this kid goes crazy, because he knows how big that is, and he's motivating his dude.
And why is that such a good take?
Because this was the pitch before.
Fastball, he fouled off.
And then this is the next pitch.
A nasty little slider off the plate.
If you overlay them, they are very similar until they're wildly different.
So it's a good leaf.
You spit on it, they say, by Boehm.
And then puts it in play, and the Phillies win.
Nice little game.
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