Because a Sac fly ties the game. If maggs gets thrown out, that can't happen anymore. You don't run yourself into an out, you tie the game before you think about winning it.
Than again don't you always go for the win on the road? Detroit wouldn't risk throwing the ball down to second, if they did it has a chance of going into center. It's been done plenty of times before, I gurantee you Meares wasn't even thinking about Maggs at first base.
CWSOX45
That age old adage sucks
And when you team has scored 3 runs in 2 games and 8 innings against the Tigers, there is no way in hell you can play for 2 runs before you play for one just to tie the game. It's not smart baseball. If that's the case, if you get the leadoff man on, instead of bunting him over, leave him on first and hope for the 2 run homer because you are "playing for the win"