Houston Astros' manager Joe Espada pitched to Julio Rodriguez in the bottom of the eighth inning on Tuesday night when he had no business doing so. Rodriguez should be offended and insulted at that choice - and he made the Astros pay.
star Julio Rodriguez should be offended and insulted at what transpired in the bottom of the eighth inning on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park.It was 2-2 and the M's had runners at second and third with one out. Ryan Bliss was on third base and Josh Rojas was on second. A laboring Ryan Pressly was on the mound.
He elected to pitch to him. He would rather face Rodriguez, likely banking on a strikeout, than set up the double play or at least a force out. He could have walked Rodriguez and then used Hader to get the next batter, scheduled to be Cal Raleigh, who would have been turning around to the right side. Luke Raley, a lefty, would have been after Raleigh.
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