KANSAS CITY — With runners on first and second base and one out in the bottom of the first inning Sunday, Royals’ catcher Salvador Pérez rolled over on a ball to third base that looked like a tailor made double play for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Instead, Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm just stepped on third base for the second out, having clearly thought there were already two outs. The inning stayed alive, but luckily for the Phillies, LHP Kolby Allard induced an inning-ending groundout to shortstop from the next batter, Freddy Fermín.
Still, Bohm’s mental mistake kept the inning alive, something that’s particularly dangerous when you don’t have one of your aces on the mound and are playing a team that’s currently in playoff position.