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- Updated: May 15, 2016
PHOENIX — To D-backs manager Chip Hale, a 5-3 loss to the Giants on Saturday boiled down to clutch hitting.
The D-backs didn’t do enough of it, as they were 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position, while the Giants — specifically catcher Buster Posey — did.
“We left guys out there,” Hale said. “You just can’t do that and be successful and win games. It’s all part of the evolution of a young player becoming a veteran. You see guys in the league who do it and are successful.
“Posey did it tonight … bases loaded, two outs, and he hits a double. That’s one of our superstars in the game. That’s where our guys are trying to get to. We’re just not there yet. Sometimes it’s tough to watch.”
Especially lately, as in the three losses to the Giants in this series, the D-backs have scored two, one and three runs. In the last three games of the …
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