Tonight was a perfect example of what I keep saying. The Rays were playing a critical game against the Yankees, and would either be 1-1/2 or 2-1/2 games out of the wild card depending upon whether they won or lost. They were tied 2-2 in the top of the 8th. The Rays had bases loaded, one out. The Yankees only had 2 hits to this point, so they weren’t hitting or scoring, meaning one run is very big. The Rays had to score, because if they didn’t, they not only would blow a great opportunity, but if they left a man on third with less than 2 outs, the chances of the Yankees scoring would rise dramatically due to the momentum change. Did the Rays squeeze? No. The batter hit into a double play, and of course the Yankees then scored 2 in the bottom of the 8th to win 4-2. The Rays might have cost themselves a playoff spot by this idiotic strategy.