By Nick Piecoro | Arizona Republic
A year ago, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo routinely asked for an extra out or an extra inning from his starting pitchers. They rewarded him with a trip to the postseason. He has tried going back to that playbook this year. The results haven’t been nearly as smooth.
Lovullo’s decision to stick with right-hander Zack Greinke into the eighth inning might have cost the Diamondbacks the game in a 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. Whether it’s an outcome that costs them more than that won’t be known until October.
“That’s not a good one,” Greinke said, “because of where we are in the season.”
BOX SCORE: Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 2
