PHILADELPHIA — Catcher J.T. Realmuto battled the tiniest of wounds during the Phillies’ bout between National League heavyweights against the red-hot Dodgers.
The umpires had to briefly stop the game during the top of the ninth inning as Realmuto dealt with the blood coming out of a cut on his finger. A few batters later, the veteran backstop gripped the ball and fired a strike to second base to throw out a runner to end it. He finished the eighth inning the same way, making two huge plays with his arm in a 3-2 Phillies win to deliver Los Angeles its first loss of the season on Friday night at Citizens Bank Park.