Why do teams intent walk Pujols to get to Holliday?

[ToNyyy]

Makes no sense to me.

[ToNyyy]

And now Holliday is walked on 4 pitches. All this with 2 outs. Don't you just love baseball?

[rm18]

It is not just about pujols being better, but if you walk pujols then only have to pitch to one killer.

[rm18]

[Pauulzcappin]

Now Colby Rasmus hits a grand slam.

[Jrod124]

makes no sense. Arroyo had handled him pretty well in this game

[Betting Guru]

That's a great question. walk one stud to get to another

[TWEETS]

If you pitch to him and he blasts a homer, the question is "why did you pitch to Pujols?"

[starfire]

intentional walk & a unintentional walk = Slammy

[phillybadboy]

why is pujols in the line up in front of holliday?

[keyboarding]

Walk him because he has effortless home run power. Then you can hopefully induce the GIDP. Pitching to Pujols makes no sense.

[rthoughton]

one stud is the best hitter in the game... the next guy isn't. plus, a lot of the time it puts a force into play.