It makes zero sense. Especially with the 9 hole hitter coming up. What’s the logic? A base hit scores a run from 2nd anyway. So you give up an out to put the 9 hole hitter in the position of having to get a hit to get a run…instead ot having 2 outs to get one hit.
Exactly. Idiotic move. Instead of giving a hot bat a chance to knock in the run, we put a .200 hitter in position of having to get a hit or the inning ends. Stupid. Idiotic. Moronic. Dumb. Imbecilic.