Pirates’ Caminero hits 2 in head; D-backs upset

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Arizona Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale made it pretty clear Tuesday: If Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Arquimedes Caminero can’t control his pitches, then maybe he doesn’t belong in the major leagues.

Caminero was ejected in the eighth inning of Tuesday’s 12-1 win after hitting a pair of Arizona batters in the head. Caminero drilled second baseman Jean Segura, who was ducking, in the side of the head with a 96 mph fastball in the seventh.

Segura was sent to the hospital for tests after showing signs of a concussion.

In the eighth, Caminero hit Nick Ahmed with a 89 splitter in the eighth. The ball struck …

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