Here’s the situation.
The Cubs are trailing the Pirates 1-0 going into the bottom of the fifth. Addison Russell leads off the inning with a single, the tying run on base.
Chris Gimenez is the next hitter. He’s a double-play candidate. Would you have had him bunt?
I might have — especially with the third baseman playing back — but Joe Maddon didn’t. And Gimenez hit what could have been a double-play ball, but Pirates shortstop Jordy Mercer booted it.
Well, now you have two men on base, and the tying run in scoring position.