In most instances, you’d probably take a bases-loaded, one-out scenario over just a run. But a unique circumstance compelled Braves manager Brian Snitker to do the unconventional.
Mets catcher Kevin Plawecki was charged with catcher interference on a David Freitas ground ball that scored Dansby Swanson to put the Braves up 1-0 in the second inning.
The Braves had the choice to accept an error or let the run score. Essentially, the Braves could take the out and the run or the interference and load the bases, but that would’ve negated the run.
With pitcher Sean Newcomb waiting to hit, Snitker elected to take the run. Newcomb grounded out to end the inning, since there were then two outs instead of one.
“I just didn’t want to pass a run up,” Snitker said after the game. “Regardless of the situation. I said ‘I get my choice right?’ And he (the umpire) said yeah, so I said ok, I want the run.”
The run proved critical, as the Braves hung on to defeat the Mets 3-2.
