"It's twofold," Hale said of the purpose for the meeting. "Just to remind them we have a day game tomorrow -- which is not very common going home, and how we're going to handle that with the preparation. And just not to let their spirits get down, because I really do believe we're swinging the bats well enough to win games, we're just not getting a lot for it."
After the D-backs completed a four-game sweep of the Reds in Cincinnati from Aug.