Think about how much planning went into Joe Girardi’s night for the Phillies.
He made a change from his usual lineup by inserting backup catcher Andrew Knapp in for JT Realmuto; Knapp hit a home run off Ian Anderson last Sunday and rewarded Girardi again tonight by drawing a walk. From there he had to adjust his lineup a little bit because his usual clean-up hitter, Realmuto, had the night off.
He carefully scoped out a spot for Realmuto to pinch hit in a tie game in the seventh. He made a corresponding double switch to keep Knapp in the game without losing Realmuto’s bat.