I get that it seems like Rocco gave up in bringing in Hildenberger, but I don’t think it was a horrible move given the overall context. By the time they brought him in, they were down two with a runner on base and only one out, so it’s not unlikely that even a solid outing by another reliever could give up a third run. Sure, they might get out of the inning only down two, and the offense can score runs pretty quickly, but they’d be going against a rested Kennedy, who is one of the few bright spots for the Royals. Add in that the bullpen is not particularly rested, and they already used The Doof and Romo, and I’m not sure you want to shoot more bullets tonight, particularly given that it’s likely that Cleveland is going to lose (which has since happened). Hildy hasn’t seen anything with any level of leverage to speak of, so it’s an opportunity to say, “Okay, let’s see if you’ve got anything.” He didn’t.