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It was interesting to see Tracy not pinch-hit for Kevin Brown Tuesday night, with the Dodgers trailing 4-1 with two out in the bottom of the seventh. Clearly, it was more important for Tracy to see Brown get some work then try to use either Karros or Jordan to try to get something going for the Dodgers.
Given that Brown allowed two runs the next inning, and that the Dodgers scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth, this decision may have well cost the Dodgers the game. But I'm willing to give Tracy the benefit of the doubt on this one. He weighed the probablility of a pinch-hitter getting on base and scoring with two out in the seventh (probably something like 10 percent), and decided his chances of reaching the playoffs depended more on Brown getting more work. It may not turn out to be the correct decision, but I do understand it.
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