I'll say again, the umps like this kind of outcome. I don't know why. But they relish the opportunity to make players question themselves. I'm not watching the game live, but through Gameday the pitch charts draw a consistent picture: mess with the rookie on pitch 1 or 2 and then let events take their course.
Umpires I've heard on panels will say nearly as much. They view themselves as the keepers of the game.