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Snake Bytes, 5/28: Late Edition

Wade Miley struck out a career high 11 Padres, but was hurt by some shoddy defense behind him in the third. The Diamondbacks chipped away to tie things in the seventh, but Marshall was finally tagged for his first earned run, surrendering the go-ahead home run to Tommy Medica in the eighth.

By James Attwood@JamesDAttwood May 28, 2014, 4:00pm EDT

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Quick Quotes

"It's not about how much, as long as it clears that line," Marshall said. "It still hurts. A loss in a big league game is never something you want to have. But they're good hitters. Things like this happen. All I can do is continue to go out there and execute and next time I go out and face them try to have the opposite."

-Evan Marshall

"I had a pretty good fastball tonight," Miley said. "I would say I was locating it in and out, I was able to get it in in a lot of situations and the offspeed was there when I needed it."

-Wade Miley

"We're expected to be competitive. We're expected to play for championships...I like that anxiety. I feel it right now."

-Tony LaRussa

"I know there have been some skeptics as to whether me personally or somebody, anybody can contribute in this type of role. It's good. It puts a chip on my shoulder. It's motivation."

-Tony LaRussa

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