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- Updated: August 31, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — Zack Greinke does more than pitch a good game. He fields his position and knows how to handle a bat. All three phases were in play on Tuesday night in the D-backs’ 4-3 victory over the Giants.
His pitching speaks for itself. He put together another solid outing, giving up one earned run on six hits in six innings. A fielding error by second baseman Jean Segura led to the Giants’ first run in the third, but Greinke got three straight outs on fly balls to keep it a 1-0 game.
“Zack threw a lot of pitches, but he was able to suck it up,” D-backs manager Chip Hale said. “We battled just enough offensively.”
In the fourth, with the game still 1-0, Greinke turned in a defensive play that was just as valuable as the two double plays the D-backs turned behind him. The Giants had runners on first and second with one out and …
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