The game was on the line 7-3 and the bases loaded with Josh Hamilton up at the plate. Maddon decides to intentionally walk Hamilton, but then he really does something unsual.
Balfour throws a wild pitch during the intentional walk to lure the runner from third base. The runner didn't take the bait.
Whether it was intentional or not no one knows, but it sure looked like it. Never have I seen anything like that before, but it was at least genious to do it.
Doesn't cost them anything to try. Hamilton was walked on the next three bases making it a 7-4 game. Marlon Byrd struck out the next at bat after Dan Wheeler came in to get the one out save.
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Ryan Metcalf 10 months ago
if anyone knows why it doubled please correct. I have no idea why it did that.
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Jordan Schwartz 10 months ago
It's out of the box managing like this that has helped Tampa Bay to a tremendous season. I wish more managers would take calculated chances like this and not worry about if they'll be second guessed.
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