![]() ![]() Manager Torey Lovullo elected not to use a group of his preferred relievers to give them rest. Lopez failed to record an out in his major league debut as Arizona's bullpen imploded. Acuña then tripled and Johan Camargo hit his 18th homer. So I just took it off and thank God I did."Īfter Boxberger left to boos from the crowd at Chase Field, Lucas Duda greeted reliever Yoan Lopez with a long home run to right. "After two strikes, the last thing I wanted him to do was foul a ball off. "Bunting is easier said than done," he said. Balls are being hit just out of the reach of our defenders and the ball is kind of bouncing the opposite direction of where I want it to go."īraves manager Brian Snitker was glad he canceled the bunt order. "Fastball, just pulled it over the plate a little bit, and (Inciarte) was on it," Boxberger said. The Braves trailed 4-3 going into the ninth before Tyler Flowers and Ozzie Albies opened with singles off Brad Boxberger (2-7) and Inciarte, a former Diamondbacks fan favorite, went deep. followed with an opposite-field homer to right off Robbie Ray. They stayed 2½ games behind NL West-leading Colorado.Ītlanta didn't have a hit until starter Touki Toussaint singled sharply to left field with one out in the sixth. ![]() The third-place Diamondbacks have lost seven of nine. ![]() "I got a good pitch to hit and I was able to hit the ball like that." "I was just trying to hit it hard up in the air somewhere, because I wanted to move the runners however I can and I didn't want to hit a ball into a double play," Inciarte said. Atlanta took three of four in the series. The Braves took advantage of a loss by Philadelphia to match their biggest division edge of the season. It worked out just fine for the Atlanta Braves.įacing a 3-2 count with two men on, Inciarte swung away and hit a go-ahead, three-run homer during a six-run rally, and the Braves went on to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5 and increase their NL East lead to 4½ games. PHOENIX - Ender Inciarte failed to execute a sacrifice bunt in the ninth inning. ![]()
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