Two outs in the bottom of the 5th inning. Your team is trailing by one run in a 3-2 game and you’re up to bat with the bases loaded – the count is 2-1. Umpire calls strike two on a borderline fastball at the bottom of the zone. With two ABS challenges in your pocket, do you burn one here to bring count from 2-2 to 3-1? I would, in fact I think most teams would. That’s exactly what Rafael Devers thought in a game against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. And yet, it came back to bite him.
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