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Hale plays matchup in pinch-hitting for Lamb
- Updated: June 5, 2016
CHICAGO — Sometime in the future, that bases-loaded at-bat in the eighth inning of a one-run game will belong to D-backs third baseman Jake Lamb, whether there’s a lefty or righty on the mound.
Against Cubs left-hander Travis Wood on Saturday, though, D-backs manager Chip Hale pinch-hit for Lamb with the right-handed-hitting Rickie Weeks Jr., who lined out to end the inning as Arizona went on to fall, 5-3, at Wrigley Field.
Lamb is one of the players the D-backs plan to build around, and they think his swing will translate against left-handed pitchers. This year, though, his splits are hard to ignore. He came into the game hitting .118 against lefties, opposed to .313 against righties.
“I want to hit in every situation, but I’m not stupid,” Lamb said. “I …
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