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Ray’s solid outing derailed by defense
- Updated: July 24, 2016
CINCINNATI — D-backs starter Robby Ray’s night was derailed before it ever really began.
After a leadoff single in the first from Billy Hamilton and a one-out walk to Joey Votto, Ray looked like he was out of the inning when, after Jay Bruce struck out, they had Hamilton in a rundown on an attempted double steal. Hamilton was able to beat the throw from catcher Tuffy Gosewisch back to the base to extend the inning.
Ray was seemingly out of the inning again three pitches later after inducing a grounder to third base, but a throw in the dirt from Jake Lamb extended the inning again. Before the inning ended, Ray had thrown 10 more pitches and three unearned runs had crossed the plate.
While he settled down after that, allowing six runs (three earned) with a career-high 10 strikeouts over five innings, the damage was already done and the D-backs lost to the Reds, 6-1.
“Those are plays that have got to be made at this level,” D-backs manager Chip Hale said. “That’s …
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