Tony Vitello explains his decision to have Matt Gage face Ketel Marte in the game’s deciding at-bat.
The San Francisco Giants suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. A ninth-inning lead evaporated as Ketel Marte blasted a Matt Gage slider into the seats beyond Arizona’s bullpen to walk off the Giants, 5-3, at Chase Field.
The fateful decision before the walk-off blast was manager Tony Vitello’s decision to bring in Gage. The Giants manager accepted the blame for the loss in his postgame presser.
“[Caleb] Kilian had 25 pitches, went with a fresh arm and a different look,”
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