The point in question is not that Travis was not in the lineup, and that Goins came up in a key situation
The point was that the Jays sacrificed an out in order to create a situation whereby Goins had to come up with a key hit (the worst hitter on the team by far)
The choice was
runner on 2nd, 1 out, Goins Up
Runner on 1st, 0 out, Pillar up.
The second scenario has a way higher chance of scoring a run.