A day after ordering a two-strike intentional walk that backfired against the Dodgers, White Sox manager Tony La Russa said he’d do it all over again.
Max Muncy had five RBIs, including a three-run homer, in his return in the Dodgers’ 11-9 win over the White Sox in Chicago on Thursday.Freddie Freeman was at second base in the sixth Thursday after Sousa bounced an 0-and-2 slider for a wild pitch. With first base open, La Russa ordered the intentional walk to Turner, whom he believed represented a bigger threat.
“Pssssh, 24 hours later, I’m even more surprised,” La Russa said of the reaction. “That’s not even a close call. I mean do you know what Muncy was hitting from the left-hand side this season? .125.”“Turner is a tough hitter with no strikes, one strike, two strikes,” La Russa said. “He shortens up, and he’s got all kinds of ways to put the ball in play and hurt you.Dodgers vs.
Walker Buehler and the Dodgers fell 7-2 on Friday night at San Francisco. He lasted four innings, and the Dodgers later announced the pitcher left because of elbow discomfort. Turner said he was astonished when he was sent to first. Muncy admitted he was riled, then lofted a 2-and-2 pitch from Sousa just over the left-center wall for his fourth homer.
“Since then, somebody sent me some stats about what Turner hits with 1-2 counts,” La Russa said. “He’s like the third- or fourth-best hitter in baseball over the past three years. I mean, we all know that.”
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