Bradley making no excuses in loss

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BOSTON — It was a ready-made excuse for Archie Bradley, but the D-backs right-hander was not about to use it as he showed accountability in taking the heat for Arizona’s 6-3 loss to the Red Sox on Saturday night at Fenway Park.

Bradley had a 3-1 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth inning before the trouble began.

Sandy Leon led off with a drive down the right-field line that hooked around Pesky Pole for a home run.

“Tried to make a pitch inside to Leon, maybe I did it, but he hit out of the park,” Bradley said.

The next batter, Brock Holt, lifted a fly ball to shallow right. Second baseman Jean Segura back-pedaled while right fielder Socrates Brito ran in.

Brito called Segura off, but he appeared to flinch at the second when he got close to Segura, and the ball fell in for a two-base error on Brito.

Two unearned runs would come in …

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