Hale stands by key decision to stay with Miller

PHOENIX — These are the decisions that make managers bleary-eyed, Chip Hale said on Wednesday night after the D-backs dropped a 4-2 decision to the Yankees at Chase Field.

“All those decisions that go into a game when you lose is the reason why you lose sleep,” Hale said, taking off his cap and running his hand over his head. “That’s why I’m losing my hair and getting really gray.”

Hale had a chance to pull right-handed starter Shelby Miller for left-hander Andrew Chafin in the sixth inning with lefty-swinging Jacoby Ellsbury and Brett Gardner coming up, two out and a runner on second, the Yanks leading, 2-1.

Hale made a rare trip to the mound in lieu of pitching coach Mike Butcher when he wasn’t intent on replacing that pitcher in the game.

“[Hale] came out and told me it was my last hitter,” said Miller, now 1-5 with a 6.64 ERA in his first nine starts for the D-backs. “I threw a fastball away and he hit it through the six-hole.”

Ellsbury’s single against the shift — his third hit of the evening — …

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