Tony La Russa defended his call on the intentional walk to Trea Turner. There is a time and a place.
Tony La Russa said he would do it all over again after ordering a two-strike intentional walk that backfired.
In Thursday's loss to the Dodgers, La Russa walked Turner with a 1-2 count. Max Muncy hit a three-run home run to open the Los Angeles lead.
Muncy had five runs in his return. He had a.150 batting average to Turner's.303.
Before Friday's home game against Texas, the 77-year-old La Russa referred to a line he said was passed on to him.
Don't rely on your intuition. La Russa advised against covering your butt.
Freddie was at second in the sixth after Sousa threw a wild pitch. La Russa ordered the intentional walk to Turner with first base open.
La Russa said he was surprised by the reaction. That is a close call. Do you know what Muncy hit from the left side this season?
Turner had already driven in a run when helegged out the infield single.
Turner has a career batting average of.254 after a 1-2 count against a lefty pitcher, but this season he is hitting.333 in such situations.
Turner has no strikes and two strikes, according to La Russa. He can hurt you by shortening up and putting the ball in play.
If it had been a right-handed pitcher, I would have tried to pitch.
Turner thought he was going to be sent first. Muncy hit a 2-2 pitch from Sousa just over the left-center wall for his fourth home run.
Someone sent La Russa some information about what Turner hits with 1-2 counts. Over the past three years, he's been the third or fourth best hitter in baseball. We are all aware of that.
The AP information was used.
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