Being shut out by the Reds wasn’t the worst thing that happened to the Chicago White Sox Wednesday afternoon in Cincinnati.
Managers make mistakes from time to time, but one thing they’re not allowed to do is make a bad decision because of a lack of knowledge of the rules, which is what happened to Tony La Russa during the 10th inning of the 1-0 loss to the Reds.
La Russa let closer Liam Hendriks be the runner on second base at the start of the inning, believing whoever was in the last spot in the batting order the previous inning was the designated base-runner.