I saw that. Thought it was pretty interesting. They showed him pitching to the previous batter when only 1 out and you could see the distractions with dude on second so he said screw it, don't want to deal with it. Now, if he throws a wild pitch or there's a PB or infield single after that then he'd have egg on his face then that's a diff story. Ballsy move.GroveDiesel said:An MLB pitcher intentionally balked in the 9th inning with 2 outs, up 2 runs and a man on 2nd. He knew the runner on 2nd didn't matter and didn't want him trying to steal signs, so he intentionally balked to force the runner to 3rd and proceeded to get the batter out. A very interesting and seemingly smart move that I've never heard of before.
Sorry, not an answer in any way, but a fascinating situation in the realm of the question.