PHOENIX — Save for a 48-game stint as interim manager of the Boston Red Sox in 2015, Torey Lovullo is new to the job.
But the Arizona Diamondbacks' first-year skipper made the right call in the sixth inning Wednesday night when he sent up Jeremy Hazelbaker to pinch hit for starting pitcher Taijuan Walker. Hazelbaker delivered a one-out double that gave his team the lead, and the Diamondbacks rallied for an 8-6 win over the San Francisco Giants.
"The big blow was Jeremy Hazelbaker. He put up a quality at-bat with a good approach," Lovullo said.
Chris Owings reached safely four times and stole two bases, and the Diamondbacks scored seven consecutive runs in coming back from a three-run deficit.