I would consider this somewhere between a bug and simply a sub-optimal AI. We try to make sure that every case that you would replace a pitcher at the start of an inning, you would pinch hit for them in the inning before.
I mean, certainly if the pitcher batted, and then the team went and scored a few more runs, that's different. But in the above case, I personally don't see a reasonable argument for letting him hit, given that the closer was subbed in next inning anyways.
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