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Well, the pinch hit was a good move. HAL brought in a right handed hitter against a 8L lefty reliever (Gonzalez). So, that was absolutely the right move. Even if the ultimate strategy was to sac bunt, having a right handed hitter there is a huge advantage, and he got a single!
Obviously that and the pinch runner made for some strange across the board defensive substitutions, but mostly I think HAL played that inning the right way. Do everything to score a run, and then hope your D can get through one inning...