Not crazy about it, but they did have a seven run lead. It’s not like they were expecting to need more offense. You can argue that defense is more valuable at that point in the game.
Phillips could have trouble finding a job next year outside of defensive specialist. Not close to making contact. He’s really missing on his swings and misses.
The Rays runner was further out of the lane and DID cause RM to avoid him to catch the ball. The ball from Kluber wasn’t close and Vavra had nothing to do with how far the ball was offline.
Might have been what Hyde was complaining about the inning before when the TB runner clearly was out of the lane for a runner to 1B.
It’s like the umpire was alerted to it. So, two blown balls on similar plays.