It turns out that when you waste an opportunity with runners on first and third base and no one out in a game that’s tied, that doesn’t bode especially well for your chances of winning a game. That’s especially true when the team you’re facing is in the midst of a razor thin race for the second American League Wild Card spot.
The Philadelphia Phillies (79-75) were reminded of that lesson Sunday, when they lost a crucial game to the Cleveland Indians (92-64) on Sunday Night Baseball.
J.T. Realmuto put the Phillies on the board first Sunday, as he laced a double into the left-center field gap that scored Scott Kingery.