Torey Lovullo talks regularly about his squad “winning the inch” to describe the traditional baseball battle his roster is most equipped to fight.
PHOENIX — Arizona manager Torey Lovullo talks regularly about his squad “winning the inch” to describe the more traditional baseball battle his roster is most equipped to fight., the Diamondbacks won 312 inches. It represented the difference between 125 feet and 89 feet — between where Rangers third baseman Josh Jung played in the third inning against a Evan Longoria sacrifice bunt and where he played against Longoria in a seventh-inning sacrifice situation.
Jung is a good third baseman. He had made a splendid diving play in the fourth inning against Christian Walker. But his proximity to Longoria made a 93.4 mph smashed grounder get through him for an RBI single. That knocked out starter Jordan Montgomery and ushered in seven runs over the final three innings in which the Diamondbacks would have just one extra-base hit. The final was 9-1.
There is no doubt homers are still the weapon of choice — the club that has hit the most homers is 22-4 so far in this postseason. Texasvia dramatic homers by Corey Seager and Adolis Garcia. But Arizona was tied for eighth fewest homers this season . The Diamondbacks had eight more sacrifice bunts than any other team. Only Cincinnati had more steals than Arizona . Plus, the Diamondbacks finished second in outs above average on defense.
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