Thursday's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox had a rather bizarre interaction this season. Trae Turner had a 1-2 count during his at-bat in the sixth inning. Suddenly, White Sox manager Tony La Russa elected to walk the shortstop, instead opting to face the returning Max Muncy instead.

It was supposed to be a genius play from the White Sox: get the struggling batter out instead of facing a better hitter in Turner. Instead, it became a nightmare scenario for Chicago. Muncy immediately hit a three-run bomb to make it 10-5 Dodgers, and they held on for an 11-9 win.

After the game, Muncy was asked about the intentional walk. The Dodgers hitter simply replied that he wanted to get back at the White Sox after said move, via SportsNet LA:

The decision to walk Turner and elect to face Muncy has some merit in a vacuum. The latter has been flat-out awful for the Dodgers, with Muncy hitting .150 for the season. Turner, on the other hand, is hitting over .300. In any other scenario, walking Turner is the best decision a manager can do. However, what's maddening about the decision is the circumstances in which it happened.

For starters, Turner was already down 1-2 in his sixth inning at-bat. With the Dodgers already at two outs, one more strike or fly ball would've retired them easily. Plus, there were several other peripheral stats that went against the decision. Instead, La Russa decided to tempt fate. Clearly, it didn't work.

The Dodgers will absolutely take that break given to them. Perhaps that “disrespect” would spark a resurgence from Max Muncy, who is returning from a 13-game absence.