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"He pitched great, that's not the last game he's going to throw that way. He's thrown a lot like that before," Gibson said. "He had total command of the strike zone, threw the ball wherever he wanted to, in or out, up or down. Just a great job by him."
Kirk Gibson on Cliff Lee's pitching performance
"It says a lot about our team, I can't think of one game where we didn't have a chance," Pollock said. "We've been playing a lot of close games, hopefully we can come up with a 'W' next time."
A.J. Pollock on keeping the game close and trying to post a late rally
"We got our guys up that we wanted to get up right there," Gibson said. "You just tip your cap."
Kirk Gibson on coming up short against the Philadelphia bullpen
Daily Diamondback Digest
Phillies End Diamondback Winning Streak at Five
For the third game in a row, the Diamondbacks' offense struggled mightily, especially with runners in scoring position. With Cliff Lee pitching to form, the Arizona offense failed to capitalize on a few early chances, leading to an eventual 3-1 defeat. A.J. Pollock highlighted the D'back offense stroking two doubles to take the NL lead with 14 on the season.
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As they do every year, all the teams across major league baseball will be honouring women today. Honorary bat girls and pink bats will be in abundance.