Jose Fernandez bats cleanup Sunday; collects two hits
by David Leisering | Diamondbacks Correspondent | Sun, Apr 12th 9:26pm EDT
Jose Fernandez hit cleanup for the Diamondbacks on Sunday and went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI as the Diamondbacks defeated the Phillies, 4-3, in Philadelphia.
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The rookie, who batted cleanup for the first time in his young career, had a pair of singles on Sunday, including a game-tying RBI single off of Phillies' reliever, Jose Alvarado, in the top of the eighth. He scored the go-ahead run later in the inning on a single from Adrian Del Castillo. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo continues to get Fernandez in the lineup since his call-up, and he has responded by hitting .333 (12-for-36) with two home runs and seven runs batted in through 11 games. He hit his two home runs in his major league debut and, after a mini 1-for-12 skid, has now hit safely in five straight and has gone 8-for-20 (.400) during the stretch.
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