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Higgy double
Hicks double scores Higgy

Judge...

after the pitching and ball change.
 
Defensive changes: Bader to CF, Judge to RF, Cabrera gets the rest of the night off.
 
No reason I know of to not walk Guerrero there. Two outs, first base open, his run means nothing. I don't understand.

I found it odd as well.

The advantage was minimal (Kirk's chance to get a game winning hit is just a bit less than Guerrero), but nonetheless it was an advantage with zero risk -- you needed to walk Guerrero there and take the small advantage.

If runners had been on second and third it's a different story - you go after Guerrero, since you are then comparing Kirk's ability to simply get on base (OBP) vs Guerrero getting a hit (AVG).

Anyway new game tonight and it seems like Yanks are squaring it up.
 
I found it odd as well.

The advantage was minimal (Kirk's chance to get a game winning hit is just a bit less than Guerrero), but nonetheless it was an advantage with zero risk -- you needed to walk Guerrero there and take the small advantage.

If runners had been on second and third it's a different story - you go after Guerrero, since you are then comparing Kirk's ability to simply get on base (OBP) vs Guerrero getting a hit (AVG).

Anyway new game tonight and it seems like Yanks are squaring it up.
I would have walked him regardless just to get a force out possibility at second.
 
I would have walked him regardless just to get a force out possibility at second.

That would have been another advantage of walking him, beyond his slightly better ability to get a hit.
 
Goggles time !!!

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