Complex sentence: The hit and run takes advantage of this difference by having the baserunner attempt to steal as soon as the pitch is thrown; the batter then attempts to hit the ball into one of the resulting gaps in the infield defense.
Split into simpler sentences: The hit and run takes advantage of this by having the baserunner attempt to steal as soon as the pitch is thrown. The batter then attempts to hit the ball into one of the resulting gaps in the infield defense.