The Chicago White Sox had their chances at a ninth-inning rally against the Dodgers on Thursday, but the eventual 11-9 loss made it impossible to ignore the single worst managerial decision we’ve seen this season.
With the White Sox down two runs and Trea Turner facing a 1-2 count, Tony La Russa opted to intentionally walk Turner instead of trying to get that final strike and ending the inning. In his mind, the lefty-lefty matchup with the struggling Max Muncy was preferable to the decided advantage any pitcher has in a 1-2 count. Muncy promptly made La Russa pay for the dumb decision with a three-run home run.
Tony La Russa opted to intentionally walk Trea Turner with a 1-2 count to get a lefty-lefty matchup against Max Muncy and you won't believe what happened nextpic.twitter.com/QqdhAzn2Yw
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) June 9, 2022
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