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Zack Greinke discusses the mistakes he made in the seventh inning of the Diamondbacks’ loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday. Andrew Vailliencourt/azcentral sports
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Manager Torey Lovullo discusses the Diamondbacks’ “tough” loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday at Chase Field. Andrew Vailliencourt/azcentral sports
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Diamondbacks reliever Archie Bradley talks about the emotions involved in defending home field against the Dodgers on Tuesday at Chase Field. Richard Morin/azcentral sports
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Doug Haller and Mark Faller discuss Barry Bonds and the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Diamondbacks third baseman Jake Lamb discusses his grand slam in the seventh inning to lead his team to a win over the Dodgers on Tuesday. Richard Morin/azcentral sports
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about his team’s win over the Dodgers on Tuesday at Chase Field. Richard Morin/azcentral sports
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about the Diamondbacks’ 6-3 loss to the Giants on Sunday, which ended their 10-game road trip with a 5-5 record.
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Anthony Banda talks about how it feels to win his first game in the big leagues.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo was impressed with Anthony Banda’s ability to make adjustments during his outing against the Giants on Friday night.
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Arizona Senator John McCain joins the Shot Clock to talk Arizona sports.
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Diamondbacks slugger Paul Goldschmidt talks about his three-homer game on Thursday afternoon against the Cubs.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about his team’s 10-8 win over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday at Wrigley Field.
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Third baseman Jake Lamb talks about the Diamondbacks’ ability to bounce back from an ugly loss to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about Zack Godley’s strong six innings and Jake Lamb’s two run-scoring doubles in a win over the Cubs.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about his team’s defensive miscues and infielder Daniel Descalso’s relief appearance.
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Diamondbacks lefty Patrick Corbin says he made too many mistakes against the Cubs on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field.
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azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and J.J. Hensley discuss the changes with the Diamondbacks.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about his team’s 3-2 loss on Sunday and Chris Owings’ fractured finger.
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Diamondbacks right-hander Taijuan Walker talks about the mistakes he made in a 3-2 loss to the Cardinals on Sunday.
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Diamondbacks lefty Robbie Ray talks about what he remembers from Friday night, when he was struck on the head by a line drive in the second inning.
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Diamondbacks right-hander Zack Greinke talks about his performance in a 7-1 win over the Cardinals on Saturday night.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about his team’s all-around performance, including Zack Greinke’s seven strong innings, in a win over the Cardinals.
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Lovullo on Robbie Ray’s condition after getting hit in the head by a line drive.
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Diamondbacks infielder Daniel Descalso talks about the line drive that struck Robbie Ray, and how he was able to catch it after the ball ricocheted in the air.
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azcentral sports’ Sarah McLellan and Jay Dieffenbach discuss the Diamondbacks in our Shot Clock video.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo discusses J.D. Martinez’s grand slam and Zack Godley’s seven shutout innings in a win over the Cardinals.
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Newly acquired Diamondbacks slugger J.D. Martinez on his play in Wednesday’s win.
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The Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte talks about his inside-the-park home run in Wednesday’s win.
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Torey Lovullo talks about his team’s win against the Braves.
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Manager Torey Lovullo and right-hander Taijuan Walker react to the loss.
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Martinez: “It’s kind of hard not to [press],” he said. “You just kind of want to get here and show people what you want to do.”
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Lovullo: “He was in command from start to finish.”
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Greinke: “My command was as good as it’s been in awhile.”
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Manager Torey Lovullo and left-hander Robbie Ray discuss the team’s 6-2 loss to Nationals on Sunday at Chase Field.
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Anthony Banda talks about his MLB debut in the Diamondbacks’ loss to the Nationals.
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Torey Lovullo on the Diamondbacks’ loss to Washington.
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Manager Torey Lovullo, second baseman Brandon Drury and center fielder A.J. Pollock react to the 6-5 win.
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Right fielder J.D. Martinez was introduced at Chase Field on Friday.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about a 12-2 win over the Reds on Thursday in which Patrick Corbin went 7 1/3 innings.
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Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin talks about pitching against the Reds on short notice on Thursday in Cincinnati.
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Diamondbacks slugger J.D. Martinez talks about how his left hand feels after he was hit by a pitch on Wednesday night against the Reds.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about his team’s 4-3 loss to the Reds on Wednesday night and the hit-by-pitch on new slugger J.D. Martinez.
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Diamondbacks right-hander Zack Greinke says his location on Wednesday night wasn’t as good as it has been in previous starts.
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azcentral sports’ Greg Moore and Jay Dieffenbach talk about the Diamondbacks trade for J.D. Martinez and what it means.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about his team’s offensive breakout on Tuesday and about the potential impact of newly acquired slugger J.D. Martinez.
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azcentral sports’ Greg Moore and Mark Faller discuss Robbie Ray pitching for Diamondbacks and Josh Jackson’s transition to the Suns.
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azcentral sports’ Jay Dieffenbach and Doug Haller weigh in on the Diamondbacks and ASU football in our Shot Clock video.
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Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo talks about Zack Godley’s performance on Sunday in a 7-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
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Torey Lovullo walked to the mound to talk to Zack Greinke.
That in itself was unusual. Normally, when Lovullo makes a mound visit during a game it’s to ask for the ball and go to his bullpen. But on Wednesday, with one out in the seventh inning and the Diamondbacks nursing a 2-1 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers, he wanted to ask Greinke how he felt.
Greinke had given up a leadoff double to Cody Bellinger to start the inning, and catcher Yasmani Grandal followed with a hard-hit line drive that A.J. Pollock ran down in center field. Greinke was only at 89 pitches but Lovullo was concerned enough that he left the dugout rather than pitching coach Mike Butcher.
“I just wanted to go out and see how he was doing and look him in the eye,” Lovullo said. “He said, ‘I feel as good as I’ve felt all game. I feel great.’ He’s our ace. It didn’t make sense for me to take him out of the game at that point.”
BOX SCORE: Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 2
Three batters later, the Dodgers had scored two runs off Greinke to secure a 3-2 victory heading into Thursday’s series finale.
“A tough game to lose,” Lovullo said.
Up until the seventh inning, Greinke had tamed the Dodgers, allowing just one hit, a Bellinger solo homer in the second inning. He had walked four batters but he was winning the pitcher’s duel against Los Angeles starter Alex Wood.
Then it fell apart.
Bellinger ripped a middle-of-the-plate fastball for a double. Greinke got Grandal and Chase Utley for two quick outs and needed to retire center fielder Joc Pederson to end his night with the lead. Greinke already had struck out Pederson twice, but with a 1-0 count he tried to throw a change-up down and away. Instead, it stayed up and Pederson laced it for a double to score Bellinger and tie the game at 2-2.
“The pitch to Joc was the worst one,” said Greinke, who lost for the first time at Chase Field after going 10-0. “Down the middle and up for a change-up. That’s a bad location.”
Lovullo then decided to pitch to Yasiel Puig even though Wood was on deck, and the Dodgers would have gone to their bench for a pinch-hitter. His reasoning: He didn’t want Los Angeles to get any more runners on base – “next thing you know you’re several runs behind” – and he thought Greinke had handled Puig, even though Puig was 0 for 1 with a walk up to that point.
“I thought he was going to execute his pitches, get that out, walk off the mound and get a chance to win the game,” Lovullo said.
Instead, Puig hit a single through the right side of the infield to drive in Pederson for the game-winning run.
“I thought Zack threw the ball very, very well,” Lovullo said. “He told me he felt great and I wanted him to go out there and finish that inning. Unfortunately it didn’t happen.”
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Thursday’s game
Dodgers at Diamondbacks
When: 6:40 p.m.
Where: Chase Field (Roof hotline: 602-462-6262).
Pitchers: Diamondbacks LHP Anthony Banda (1-1, 3.86) vs. Dodgers RHP Yu Darvish (7-9, 3.81).
TV/Radio: FSAZ/KMVP-FM (98.7), KHOV-FM (105.1).
Rookie Anthony Banda will make his third career start for the Diamondbacks on Thursday. … Banda is coming off his first major-league win, which he picked up after the Diamondbacks topped the Giants last week. … Banda pitched six innings, allowing just one run. … He’ll face the newest member of the division-leading Dodgers in Darvish, who will be making his second start with his new team after being traded at the deadline by the Texas Rangers. … Darvish threw seven scoreless innings while striking out 10 against the Mets last week in his first appearance.
Coming up
Friday: At Chase Field, 6:40 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Taijuan Walker (6-5, 3.60) vs. Cubs RHP John Lackey (9-9, 4.81).
Saturday: At Chase Field, 5:10 p.m., Diamondbacks LHP Patrick Corbin (8-11, 4.76) vs. Cubs LHP Jon Lester (8-6, 3.97).
Sunday: At Chase Field, 1:10 p.m., Diamondbacks RHP Zack Godley (5-4, 2.94) vs. Cubs TBD.
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