How do you pitch to Kyle Schwarber with the bases loaded? That’s easy: you don’t. At least that’s what Chattanooga Lookouts’ manager Doug Mientkiewicz chose to do (or is it not do?). With the score tied at 3 in the 4th inning of Monday night’s game, Albert Almora walked to load the bases and bring his out-of-place teammate to the dish.
I didn’t see the game and the Gameday feature doesn’t show pitch location, so I suppose I’m just inferring here, but it sure looks as though Mientkiewicz had starter David Hurlbut issue an unintentional intentional walk. You know, the kind where the pitcher isn’t trying to put a ball anywhere near the zone.