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Arizona’s bats break out in big way in finale
- Updated: July 24, 2016
CINCINNATI — After two games of lackluster offense, the D-backs’ bats finally came alive in Sunday’s series finale against the Reds.
After putting up three runs combined in the first two games of the series, Arizona plated nine on Sunday courtesy of four home runs as it topped the Reds, 9-8. The D-backs were held scoreless in 16 of 18 innings over the previous two games, but they scored in six innings on Sunday.
“I was very proud of our guys today,” D-backs manager Chip Hale said. “The at-bats were way better. We kept battling. Again, we get the run in the first and they come back, we get some more runs and they come back again. Our guys did not quit, which they hadn’t done that the last two days. They just were able to really hang in there in their at-bats. Obviously, [Yasmany] Tomas with the two home runs were huge.”
The four homers came from three guys — one from Paul Goldschmidt, one from …
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