Here's the very next game. Keep in mind these have been games 1,2 & 3 of the World Series. OK so the Twins scored 6 runs in the top of the 1st and the Pirates have come back to tie it up after 7. So the Pirates bring in a lefty to face my lefty loaded lineup. AI pinch hits with a righty outfielder for a righty outfielder, ok. Then it doesn't pinch hit for the lefty catcher. Well ok, he isn't horrible against lefties so I can accept that, for now. Then it pinch hits for Mauer, the lefty first baseman with a righty first baseman, Aguilar. Then it doesn't pinch hit for Sanchez here against a lefty. Like in what universe would you pinch hit when ahead and a runner on 1st but not pinch hit when tied and runners on 1st and 2nd. Then look what it does in the top of the eighth. The AI performs a double switch and "wastes" my backup right handed hitting catcher instead of pinch hitting with him earlier either for Jhang or even better, Sanchez. Bug? Just AI can't be sophisticated enough to solve this logically? Am I asking for too much, wait ten years?
