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- Updated: August 4, 2016
PHOENIX — The D-backs are simply just allowing too many runs right now to win games.
The Nationals completed a three-game sweep at Chase Field on Wednesday afternoon with an 8-3 win to cap a series in which the D-backs were outscored, 32-8.
“It’s not good enough because we’re not winning games and we’re giving up big innings,” Arizona manager Chip Hale said. “So it isn’t good enough, but the guys throwing the pitches are good enough. They just need to execute better, locate better, pitch selection better.”
Zack Godley allowed four runs in six innings and the D-backs trailed by just one run entering the ninth, with the heart of the lineup due up in the bottom of the frame.
However, a recurring issue recently has been the bullpen’s inability to keep games close. It’s a mostly young, …
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