SAN DIEGO -- After the Pirates' 4-3 loss to the Padres at Petco Park on Saturday night, manager Clint Hurdle and third-base coach Joey Cora reviewed Cora's decision not to have Gregory Polanco tag up on Jose Osuna's ninth-inning flyout in foul territory that might have brought home the tying run.
Hurdle and Cora addressed their decision-making process before Sunday's series finale in San Diego. Cora acknowledged that Polanco should have been back at third base, not down the line like he was, but repeatedly said he thought Polanco would have been thrown out by strong-armed right fielder Hunter Renfroe if he had tagged up.